Reply #30: Gun enthusiasts always mention the deadly potential of baseball bats and kitchen knives.

[Aristus]

But they never admit that these particular weapons are NEVER the weapon of choice for schoolyard mass murderers and tower snipers. For a few very simple reasons. With a kitchen knife, you have to get up close and personal to take out your target. That requires a level of courage these monsters don't possess. Add to that the greater likelihood that, that close, your target could grab your bat or your hatchet away with a "What're you planning on doing with this, asshole?"

Assault weapons are popular mass murder devices for very good reasons, if you're a mass murderer: high-velocity rounds, lightning-fast rate of fire, easy re-loading capability, and large-capacity magazines. Show me a baseball bat that has all those features, and I'll jump on the sports-equipment ban bandwagon.