the supreme court has already ruled on this, stating that the 2nd amendment gives us the rights to posses weapons "commonly in use at the time". why go the same route and bring jet fighters and tanks into this? nobody besides people who are against guns tend to throw that into the mix. people who claim that nobody needs a semi-auto are essentially saying nobody needs a firearm period. the vast majority of firearms are semi-auto, and the technology in well over 120 years old.

who needs a shotgun? who needs a weapon capable of firing multiple pellets with each pull of the trigger? who needs a rifle with a scope? no civilian needs a "sniper rifle"! if you can't shoot a deer without a scope, then you probably shouldn't be hunting in the first place! see how easy it is to throw out silly statements that have no merit?