You know what's ironic?
For all the energy in debating this (which I much enjoyed - thanks), I'm probably not in the market for an assault weapon anyway.
But, saw this post out there, and apparently just the debate has really ramped up the gun buying.
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/12/1...al-gun-buyers/
OK, many fear a "slippery slope", but emotions aside for both viewpoints - I wonder how many more people will have guns by the time any ban is enacted, and if they are doing it in response to anticipated legal measures, how long will the ban take for us to "break even" to the number of soon-to-be-banned guns that we have today?