Craig, I know the "AR platform" could be used as an effective hunting rifle. If that were all it was used for, I'd have no objection. What you and the Organ Grinder can't grasp is that it's the weapon that lets maniacs maximize their kill. For that reason and no other it's a weapon that needs to be gotten rid of. The Organ Grinder cites the loony in the Texas clock tower who used a bolt action. He used that rifle because it's the one he had. If he could have had his hands on an AK or an AR, be sure he'd have chosen it because it would allow him to do even more damage. To say that hammers or chain saws can kill people is plain stupid. What we need to do is to lessen the maniac's ability to do harm.PS: guns are a hobby for me ; they're not my life. My life doesn't hinge on owning an assault rifle. No one's life does.

Bill Ferguson