ASSAULT RIFLESMike Coleman

Overview

Why to not ban Assault Rifles Definition-Weapon that has two of the

following features Pistol Grip Forward Grip Folding, telescoping, sliding stock Barrel Shroud Threaded Barrel Detachable Magazine Several Other Features http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/01/

what-makes-a-gun-an-assault-weapon.html

2nd Amendment

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Previous Ban

Didn’t Work

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/24/the-last-assault-weapons-ban-didnt-work-will-the-new-one-be-different/

Reasons to Keep

Enjoyment Protection Training

FBI Statistics

Gun Violence had been going down Handgun violence greatly out weighed Rifle

violence Handgun 6220 Rifle 323

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8

FBI Statisctics

“[FBI] annual reports consistently show more lives are taken each year with these blunt objects than are taken with Feinstein's dreaded rifle.” –Awr Hawkins

“There were 496 murders committed with hammers and clubs in 2011, as compared with 323 deaths connected to a rifle, according to FBI records. In 2006, there were 618 killings committed with a hammer or club, and 438 murders with a rifle.”

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/assault-weapon-deaths-statistics/2013/01/03/id/469982?s=al

FBI Statistics

Was a drop in violence when original ban went into effect

"We cannot clearly credit the ban with any of the nation's recent drop in gun violence.“ Justice Department under Clinton

http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jun/28/opinion/oe-lott28

How to fix System

Mental Health Checks Background Checks

Closing Loopholes

Conclusion

The solution is not to take away assault weapons