The problem with the assault rifle ban is that people who commit crimes dont usually obtain their weapons legally, so the ban wont affect them. The background checks for purchasing weapons arent necessarily a bad idea, i mean itll make it harder for cirminals to get guns. But aside from that no one cna legally obtain an automatic weapon in this country (except military and law enforcement). The assault rifles that civilians can obtain legally are semi-automatic weapons (one bullet per pull of the trigger). The AK-47s and M-16s that I can go buy are semi automatic not the automatic version. As a sidenote I dont really see why any normal citizen needs an assault rifle in the first place. Cant use them for hunting and you dont need an AK-47 to protect your family and property

The .223 is a fine varmint round.

 

The AK round is enough to take down medium sized game - like deer. 5 round mags for the AK are available. The AK has one major advantage over a lot of other medium game rifles - the bore is chrome plated and it will operate with a fair amount of dirt and field crud in it.

 

The SKS, an earlier semi-auto design that fires the same AK bullet, has become quite popular as a bargain deer rifle (SKS bore is chromed too)

 

NB: news organizations frequently, and incorrectly, report SKS's as AK47's

We might not like this now, but, if this ever happens to us, and we have to open fire first, then will be happy for this law!