An Old Refrain is Gaining Traction

I remember being told years ago that if assault rifles were banned, my semi-automatic shotgun would be next.

It was meant to scare me into joining the fight against gun control even though I didn’t understand why most folks needed a military-style weapon in the first place. I still don’t.

But I’m apparently in the minority.

It used to be that the majority of gun owners were hunters or folks who kept a handgun for “home security.” While military weapons were coveted by collectors, they weren’t the choice of the hunting public unless they were “sporterized,” or modified to make them more efficie...