Should citizens have the right to own assault weaponry

SHOULD CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO OWN

ASSAULT WEAPONRY

By Thomas Reamer

My Opinion Citizens should not have the right to

purchase and own assault weapons. With the exception of soldiers serving in

our military

What is an assault weapon? Any type of firearm that can fire full-auto

Why are they banned? Suspected criminal use Very deadly weapon

Military Use Our military uses them to defend our

country

Criminal and terrorist Use Criminal and terrorist organizations

Hunting weapons vs. Assault weapons Civilians can buy semi-auto hunting

weapons legally

Differences between hunting weapons and assault weapons Assault weapons can be selected to fire

full auto or single shot

hunting weapons cannot fire full auto

Cannot purchase full-auto weapons or convert semi to full auto

Assault weapons are not as powerful as most hunting rifles used for large game

Assault weapons are not commonly used for crimes in the US

Most shooting incidents are not involved with assault weapons

Open to Opinion “Guns don’t kill people, people kill

people.”

Assault weapons can be valuable for self-defense

All firearms are tools and should be used responsibly

Most shootings and accidents are not involved with assault weapons

Legal type of assault weapons There are civilian legal versions of

assault weapons, they are semi-auto only

Some can be used for hunting

The Bad Can be very dangerous weapons when

in the wrong hands