So yes, technically an "assault rifle" is a fully automatic rifle with at least a 30-round magazine. Some people argue that a semi-automatic AR-15 is not classified as an assault rifle. However I think a big factor that comes with AR-15 style rifles is the ability to fill a magazine with anywhere from 30 to 100 rounds. Even if it is semi-automatic, having that many rounds, and with multiple guns and magazines can be so deadly (Las Vegas, Orlando). If Steven Paddock or Omar Mateen were using regular rifles (Not a rifle with 75 rounds packed in a magazine) the damage would have been significantly less. So if the country decided to ban rifles that use high capacity magazines like ARs and rifles similar to it, I feel like that would be a start. I was just at the range using my friend's AR-15. Sure its fun, but if it meant less innocent people being gunned down, I would not care one bit if they were banned. And I'm not even saying to ban handguns or shotguns or anything else right now. But maybe the Australian people have a point in banning weapons like that. Just a thought/ opinion. Not a political expert, literally just a thought right now.
