Must be a new common core standard of the second amendment in college.
For Lives and Liberty: Banning Assault Weapons in America | The Institute of Politics at Harvard University
Assault rifles make up only 1.7 percent of all guns in America. Their function in society is dispensable. A 2005 Gallup poll found that 67 percent of gun owners carried firearms for protection, 66 percent for target shooting, and 58 percent for hunting. None of these activities-the three most popular for gun users-requires assault weapons. They are inaccurate, highly visible, and bulky. Given assault weapons' limited practicality, why even involve the risk?
For Lives and Liberty: Banning Assault Weapons in America | The Institute of Politics at Harvard University
Assault rifles make up only 1.7 percent of all guns in America. Their function in society is dispensable. A 2005 Gallup poll found that 67 percent of gun owners carried firearms for protection, 66 percent for target shooting, and 58 percent for hunting. None of these activities-the three most popular for gun users-requires assault weapons. They are inaccurate, highly visible, and bulky. Given assault weapons' limited practicality, why even involve the risk?