An assault weapons ban is a matter of public safety — not partisanship | Opinion

There are plenty of hunting rifles that hold 10 or less rounds. Semi-automatic military-grade weapons, on the other hand, are not meant for hunting animals, or for self-defense –– they’re meant for killing as many people as possible as quickly as possible, as we’ve seen in Parkland, Pulse, Gilroy, and now in El Paso and Dayton.