Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  Woody writes:  "
recognize that firearms are weapons designed to kill. Assault
rifles are designed to kill people. They are not designed to
kill deer, rabbits, ducks, geese or other wild game."   Totally
ignorant and erroneous statement.  The AR platform rilfes are
the number one selling rifle in the USA. IOW - It is a common
use rifle for target shooting, self defense and YES even
hunting.  The writer seems to think that "hunting" (even though
the 2nd amendment says nothing about hunting) is the litmus test
for whether we should possess such a gun. OK, lets do it - The
AR platform can use a multitude of uppers of various calibers.
The .458 Socom and the .50 Beowulf are legal calibers for
HUNTING deer in Indiana and are quite popular as such. Various
other calibers used on the AR platform can be used to hunt
varmints in Indiana.  All kinds of different calbers can be used
on the AR platform in states that allow rifle deer hunting.
AGAIN - the anti-gunners do not hav