[mikeandike]

They way I understand it, is they want to ban assault weapons because they are the easiest ones used to convince people. That would be the first ban. The NFA in 1934 didn’t ban weapons, it regulated them. Once assault weapons are banned, and the ban holds up, then it’s just a matter of expanding the list to add more guns until eventually they are all banned.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Well, in fairness, it is because they are the most "lethal" and effective in a combat scenario, such as one might encounter in a civil unrest or armed resistance situation.

There's a reason special ops forces use M4 carbine or other equivalent "assault rifles" instead of Winchester 70s, lever action marlins, or even M1 garands.