Second Amendment advocates frequently point out that many gun control activists’ focus on assault rifles is largely superficial. What distinguishes a regular semi-automatic rifle from an “assault-style” rifle often comes down to whether or not gun control activists believe it looks “scary.”
In a tweet that perfectly demonstrated this often superficial approach to what guns Americans should or shouldn’t be allowed to own, in the heat of the gun control push following the horrific Parkland shooting, gun control activist Moms Demand Action president Shannon Watts tweeted out an image of an intimidating looking gun that she noted can be purchased at Sportsman’s Warehouse:
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