Quote Originally Posted by bu villain View Post
Feeling safer is not the same as being safer and unless you are worried about a foreign invasion, I still don't see what the military has to do with this. Do you have any evidence that shows gun owners are actually safer? How about data showing assault rifle owners are safer than handgun owners? While it wouldn't end the debate, those would be good reasons to allow assault rifles.
What makes one rifle any more dangerous than the next? should we ban AR15s because they simply look more dangerous? A rifle is a rifle. People use rifles in a variety of ways. In my own personal opinion, a shotgun is the single most effective home defense weapon.