What an absolute joke, the banning of assault rifles that is. Why do we insist on punishing the law-abiding citizens and let the criminals off the hook? The argument of “what do you need an assault rifle for” is weak at best.
If I can provide a few analogies, why do we need Ferraris, Lamborghinis and or any other supercar? These vehicles serve one purpose only, to go very fast, some even 3-4 times the maximum speed limit and endanger people’s lives.
Why do some knife shops sell swords? What exactly is their purpose, if not for killing? I could go on and on, but I think you get the gist.
Below is a Ruger SR-556 which is now illegal:
This rifle the SKS is still legal:
This is clearly a political move only as both above weapons are capable of mass killing in a deviant’s hands. Another example of how our government is clueless. Any weapon in the wrong persons hands is a danger, perhaps we should improve the background criminal and mental health checks along with more intense training before the knee jerk reaction of taking our rights away?
James Anderson, Kelowna