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Assault rifles not way Americans need to live

U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner holds an AR-15 type assault weapon Thursday in Sacramento as he describes the indictment of eight suspects. Several of the high-capacity assault rifles were sold to undercover agents.
U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner holds an AR-15 type assault weapon Thursday in Sacramento as he describes the indictment of eight suspects. Several of the high-capacity assault rifles were sold to undercover agents. Randy Pench rpench@sacbee.com

Regarding gun control: Many people seem to believe that more guns are the answer to gun violence. Someone needs to explain to me why the average citizen needs an assault rifle, the very definition of which is to assault others.

Average citizens being armed with handguns are no match for the high firing power of an assault rifle. Some of the bullets used in San Bernardino could pierce the protective vests worn by our heroes, the police, who are outgunned.

Tell me, how many guns are enough to own? Is this the way we really want to live?

If you watched the Republican front-runners on TV, you saw them stumble over these questions, especially as to why someone can be on the "no fly" list but can still own a gun!

Michele Ferner

Bradenton

This story was originally published December 8, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Assault rifles not way Americans need to live ."

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