@MontereyJack,
The really sad thing is that all that cosmetic stuff was added to the early bill in Congress to basically WATER DOWN the impact of making rapid fire (semi-s) able to hold large clips or large cap magazine illegal or difficult to acquire. It would have added (originally) those guns to the 1935 law that defined "dangerous weapons". Instead, Congress, in its toady move to its gun lobbly masters, compromised and added the other list of BS cosmetic items that really had little to do with the actual rate of fire of these guns.
When the law was put in the books, it required that 2 or more of these cosmetic gizmos be added to the really dangerous aspects of semi autos with large cap ammo holders. That was a total sell out. Congress defined whats dangerous on its own (Didnt need rocket surgery). ALL that other bullshit was added by these NRA douche bags and gun mfr huucksters.
Thats the sad part, you guys are arguing about pistol grips and youve already had the main point despite cosmetic appearances of a "scary looking gun". The point is that guns that can hold a lotta ammo and fire fast are what needs control PERIOD. Oral argues pitol grippage just to avert our yes from the main feature in discussion. Control large cap ammo holding along with rapid fir, not "decoration"
Ive got semi -auto 2 (.22;s), and a hornet .228 varmint gun that are just like any other saddle rifle , and these are just a dangerous as an AR-15 or any milspec design of semi-auto scary gun.
I can stick a banana clip on my hornet or LR .22 and fire just as fast and accurately as an AR or any other of the milspec wannabees. Thats what I dont like. If 5 shells dont get you the game that you want, (or 10- in clip available only at the gun range) then youre potentially doing something stupid with a rifle.
Semi autos arent going away soon, maybe by the end of this century (if we keep killing our kids en masse and the gun lobby keeps trying to make us think they are doing something about it besides just selling more guns.) Id be ecstatic if we could get rid of big clips, large mags, and rapid fire (make it so you cpuld only hve one of these on a gun) rapid fire? ok limit it to 5 shells like it is for most states hunting rifles. Want a big clip? then make the gun a bolt action or pump.