REINSTATE THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN!

[Straw Man]

48. I think you're missing the point.

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It's no easier to shoot an animal with a semi-auto rifle than it is with a traditional hunting rifle. (Not sure what you mean by "traditional," but I'll include everything back to black powder muzzleloaders.) You still have to aim and pull the trigger. The first shot is the one that counts, and as I said above, many states have limits on magazine capacity for hunting anyway. You can use a five-round magazine in an AR. There are even adapters that make it possible to load only a single round at a time.

Necessary? Probably not, but the AR is an extremely reliable, adaptable, and ergonomic rifle. When people encounter a technological improvement, they generally don't stop and ask themselves if it's "necessary" before they adopt it.