well, you could simply ban .223s in semi automatic, and that would cover all AR-15s, but allow all collectors to get alternative uppers with different rounds. You could even go so far as to ban .223 and and 7.62x39 in semi automatic. While you are at it, you could ban 45ACP or possibly 9mm in semi automatic. What that would do is ban entire swaths of guns used in violence, but it wouldn't ban the bullets, and it wouldn't ban the aesthetic. Now, while I think everything ranging from LAW rockets to Bofors cannons should be available to civilians, If I had to look at data and say "if we only ban the types of guns that have a history of being used in violent crimes, which ones would those be?"
it would be semi-automatic 9x19mm, 45ACP, .223, and 7.62x39mm
It would not be bolt action, it would not be semi-automatic .40S&W, 10mm auto, .308, .416 Barrett, .50BMG, 6.6SPC, 7mm, 6.5 Grendel, and other hunter/collector calibers.
.44 Magnum and .38 Special would probably be next on the list of popular killing machines. But upon further investigation, instead of my vague broad generalizations, here's some actual statistics.
In Philadelphia, handguns most often used:
23% 9 mm pistol
18% .38 caliber revolver
16% .357 revolver
16% .22 caliber
10% .32 caliber
6% .380 caliber
clearly, almost none of my choices apply. If you wanted to slash gun violence by half by banning guns, you would get rid of 9mm, .38 specials, and .357 magnums. With the exception of the 12ga shotgun, these are the same calibers used for killing the bulk of all cops, with 25% of all cop deaths caused by a .38 special. If you wanted to end all mass shootings, you would want to ban the .223 semi automatic. Obviously there's probably something wrong with that theory as well. Check out this quote:
Quote:
A study by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services reviewed the files of 600 firearm murders that occurred in 18 jurisdictions from 1989 to 1991. The study found that handguns were used in 72% of the murders (431 murders).
Ten guns were identified as assault weapons, including five pistols, four rifles, and one shotgun.
now my question is, why the ******** do you Americans pay these morons? Did you not see in plain black and white giant text that as far as these idiotic assholes are concerned,
shotguns and handguns are assault weapons?
Wake up people. You are being ruled by morons.