Why are assault rifles legal to carry in some U.S. states?

I can understand shotguns and scoped rifles for hunting, but does someone really need a fully automatic Mac-10 to protect themselves? I do believe handguns should be allowed (with a rigorous background check), but I really think we need to regulate these things more after all the school shootings we've had. And yes, I agree with the 2nd Amendment, but every law has limits and regulations. (you can't yell 'fire' in a crowded theatre and be covered by freedom of speech). Also, to those that say we need to have the same weapons as the criminals, if someone was going to break into your house, i doubt they're bringing an AK-47 with them (kind of hard to conceal those kinds of things).

Why are assault rifles legal to carry in some U.S. states?amc theatre

I dont belive anyone is carrying around a fully auto mac 10 for self protection, some collectors have them in the home (or many other autos) as collectibles or just because they want them, but no one is packing a M-10 full auot around legally,the federal laws on possessing them are very very strict and they are a pain to get,along with the large tax on them and all the eligibility requirements and paperwork (takes 3 months or more ,generally to transfer a legal machine gun). Secondly a mac 10 isnt by any imagination a "assualt rifle" (whatever that is supposed to mean,its a made up politician/press word).the mac 10 and its family are sub-machine pistols, Something like an AK-47 (the common "assault rifle") fires a rifle sized round thru a rifle lenth barrel, no one packs those for self defense either,tho with a legal 5 shot mag the semi auto ones (what most people have legally) is a decent hunting /target rifle. Legal full auto firearms are almost never used in any shooting incidents, thepeople that can shell out several thousand dollars for a legal full-auto are collectors and pleasure shooters ,not the sort of people the average criminal element consists of. Misinformed people like this inquirer are exactly what the anti gunners of today want. We dont need any new gun laws, we need rigid enforcement of the laws we already have along with a national data base for instant background checks of purchaser,along with licensing that would be universal and good thru the entire country. And a change to require all disQualifying mental illnesss be registered on the data base to stop nut cases getting guns..very very little gun crime is committed with legally owned guns (almost none) and new laws wont stop the illegal guns,only tough sentences and agressive law enforcement will stop crime.Take away the guns,they'll rob and kill with knives or sticks and stones,its the criminals that need dealt with not the guns.

Why are assault rifles legal to carry in some U.S. states?symphony opera theater

Full-auto firearms are very tightly regulated and if memory serves only ONE legally owned full-auto has ever been used in a crime. You're quaking at Bogey men that obviously aren't there.
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I agree 100% ! As a gun owner/hunter I am rare in thinking this way. I have found that there is to much of this all or nothing attitude.There is a real need to thighten up our gun laws to help make people safer! The gun laws can be changed in such a way as to still allow private ownership but with more regulation and personal responsiblity! The day of walking into a store and puting down your money and walking out with a gun should be ended! Again I was born and raised with guns but I really think we are living in a different world and changes need to be made for the safty of all!
It sounds as if you agree that the 2nd Amendment is not about hunting...right ?

As far as "...rigorous background check..." is concerned, each gun purchase involves this.

Re: the school shootings- no one in the school was permitted by law to be able to protect themselves with a weapon.

Since criminals disobey the law, this means that no restrictive law will affect them...and they do what they want.