I'm seeing a lot of talk about people wanting to ban AR-15s specifically, which makes me curious:
So, my question to those who are pro-gun control: Without looking anything up, based just off of what you know right now, what is it about this one model in specific that leads to so much discussion about banning this one model in specific
This is my simulated perspective of someone who has no to little knowledge of firearms and wants to ban the AR-15. As to why they would just want to ban this specific model, my assumption is that they only think that an AR-15 is effective enough for mass shootings. Somehow it's managed to yank the rug out from underneath the AK platform, which has been the scary gun for years.
A: It looks like the militaries M-16 with heavy ties to war
B: AR-15 is easily assumed to mean "Assault Rifle 15" when in reality its "Armalite Rifle"
C: It's black, lots of guns have a black finish and the bad guys in hollywood use these to try and kill the heroes
D: It's magazine carries more than 10 rounds in general which means more bullets to kill peeple
E: Conservative gun owners love to use and customize it and Conservatives tend to be Republican. We don't like those darn republicans having fun (despite the fact that there are plenty of left gun owners who love it as well, this must be disregarded however since political demographics have to be solid red or solid blue depending on your state media.)
F: It's semi-automatic, for which a person who doesn't know anything about the term would just assume full-auto more often than not. This makes it more scary since fully automatic weapons are supposed to be banned :((
