What irrational emotional thinkers fail to understand is all guns are assault weapons, and just like some people will use a knife or baseball bat to kill with, some will use guns to commit violent acts. People in rural areas most assuredly need "assault" weapons to protect themselves from the criminals that prey on them. If only my Aunt had an "assault" weapon she could have killed the scum that murdered her with a knife before he killed her. But now that I am confusing emotional cripples with facts rest assured the RG will censor this post and kill an intelligent, intellectually honest debate.