People need to feel like they're doing something. Even if it doesn't actually accomplish anything other than creating an illusion of action, it still soothes. We need to step back and think rationally.
And CC, I was talking about where you specifically mentioned certain "types" with regard to the ban. I'm just pointing out how counterproductive it is.
One thing about all this talk of banning these rifles over the last 20 years, and even banning them in truth...all that has really been accomplished is to proliferate them extremely.
They started out as less than a niche...but then people started with bans and publicizing it all over the place...and now there are millions of the things. Want people to irrationally desire something? Tell them they can't have it.