Assault weapons - xoJane

How a Gun-Loving West Texas Girl Learned to Fear Assault Weapons

Haley B. Elkins — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:00:00 -0500

For every outraged indigence about "trampling" on the second amendment, with every word and breath, I am that young woman again, sitting in her truck in a parking lot, alone except for a 911 operator.

My Marine Father Was Shot With an Assault Weapon, and No Civilian Should Own One

Mandy — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:00:00 -0500

My dad was a marine in a war that used assault weapons. An assault weapon is what tore his face apart and killed the rest of his squad in a matter of minutes. No civilian needs one.