Tell that to the four cops who got shot by the nut with the semi-auto AK-47. I mean, I hate to bring common sense into the argument, but these are high-ammo-capacity weapons capable of a rapid rate of fire, with an ability to hide muzzle flash as a counter-measure to suppression. That's an assualt weapon, not a deer rifle - these weapons are designed specifically for one purpose: killing people. Human beings. It is not a target rifle, it is not a hunting rifle, it is not a varmit gun, it is a weapon design to kill PEOPLE and as many as possible, as fast as possible.

These things need to be controlled, along with every other type of firearm. While the Constitution does not ban their ownership anymore than it bans owning a car, they should be subjected to the same laws that owning a car is - they should be registered to the owner, the owner should go through a licensing process to prove he is mentally fit and trained to own and operate the weapon, and he should obtain insurance to pay the taxpayers back for all the emergency room expenses they will have to bear if his gun gets stolen or his kids get ahold of it. Ignorance? No, just common sense, and after 57 people slaughtered with "legally" obtained firearms in the last month alone, including six police officers, it's about time we had some. The Constitution provides the right of gun ownership to a well-regulated militia. It's about time we had one.