Reply #25: A baseball bat, a sharp pencil, a kitchen knife...

[RoadRage]

all can be "assault" weapons. Like I said in my OP - i'd rather see money & focus be put twoards mental health care right now.. to try and fix the MENTALITY that leads to getting someone to pick up ANY type of weapon.. assault or otherwise to harm another human being.

Any whack-job who is in the military has access to these.. making it illegal for citizens from having them doesn't do much to prevent a Iraq War vet suffering from PTSD to come back from the war and go crazy... Spend the money & effort on fixing the mental problems - in my opinion that is money better spent.