The judge did not do any service nor give any clarification for his position, which is correct. A Swiss Army knife can kill just as dead as an AR15 can. The judge would have been better served by explaining that an AR15 is NOT an assault rifle. In order for a weapon to be an assault rifle it must be a fully automatic weapon. The AR15 is not fully automatic, it is a semi-automatic weapon. Many hunting rifles are semi-automatic. The AR15 is villainized simply for it’s looks, not it’s function. In fact, it is the preferred weapon of many wild boar hunters. Fully automatic weapons were banned from public ownership in 1933.
The judge did not do any service nor give any clarification for his position, which is correct. A Swiss Army knife can kill just as dead as an AR15 can. The judge would have been better served by explaining that an AR15 is NOT an assault rifle. In order for a weapon to be an assault rifle it must be a fully automatic weapon. The AR15 is not fully automatic, it is a semi-automatic weapon. Many hunting rifles are semi-automatic. The AR15 is villainized simply for it’s looks, not it’s function. In fact, it is the preferred weapon of many wild boar hunters. Fully automatic weapons were banned from public ownership in 1933.