The whole assualt rifle is good for little people's hunting is true.  An AR-15 is semi-auto, meaning you have to pull the trigger once for every shot.  They're also alot light than a .280, or a .308 which are widely used hunting rifles.  An AR-15 wieghs around 8lbs with a full mag, while an empty .280 or .308 will weigh between 12 and 18 lbs, which gets really heavy after carrying them for a while (belive me, I've carried a fully loaded M-249 with 300 rounds over mountains spanning 18 miles, that alone weighed 30 lgbs, and a full pack, which is a normal thing in hunting, at around 60 lbs)  I didn't know semi-auto rifles were illegal, I just thought exclusivley designed assult rifles were.  H30 made a good point, I don't believe assualt rifles are the best thing to have around, but at the same time the people that are going to use them to kill will get them anyway...  The story is great, Larry Craig is my Senator...
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