The New Gun Control Tactic: Call Semi-Automatic Rifles ‘Assault Weapons’
Using the terms “assault weapons” and “weapons of war” is meant to evoke something that so many only know from movies and video games.
Supporters of gun control, as well as many liberal politicians, have called for a ban of so-called “assault weapons,” which in turn convinced Americans of the need to limit access to these firearms. The very name of the guns certainly sounds ominous enough, and may convince many to ask the question “why does anyone need a weapon of war?”
That is how these groups plan to win over the public. Consider it a marketing campaign like no other. In this case, it is directed by various groups that have continued to spread misleading “facts” about these firearms.