Reply #38: That still doesnt explain it. [View All]

[TexasMexican]

There are "hunting rifles" with the same capabilities as "assault weapons."

I suggested that if "assault weapons" were no longer available that criminals would just switch to "hunting rifles" that filled the same role.

Example, an AK-47 clone fires a 7.62x39mm round, a mini-30 (its a hunting rifle) fires the exact same round, both of these rifles have detachable magazines. So why wouldnt criminals use the hunting rifle if the assault weapon wasnt available?

You claimed that they wouldnt because the hunting rifles wouldnt be available on the black market?

My question to you is how do you think the black market operates?

How do you think those assault weapons ended up on the black market?

Why do you think that hunting rifles wouldnt end up on the black market if there was a demand?

Do you think there wouldnt be a demand on the black market for "hunting rifles" if "assault weapons" just disappeared?