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Argumentative Essay: Why Do People Use Assault Weapons?

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Military style assault weapons were created for one singular purpose. And that is to kill other human beings. Weapons like the AR-15 and the AK-47, are semi-automatic, they are relatively lightweight and compact, and they are designed to equip magazines containing anywhere from 5 to 100 rounds of ammunition at a time. These weapons are currently available for legal purchase within the United States by anyone who successfully passes a background check and surpasses the legal qualifications. Because of this, these weapons are used every year, every single year, in shootings across the country. Dozens of people are killed by someone using these assault style weapons, yet they can still be legally bought at any retailer possessing the proper licensing. …show more content…

They were not created for use by civilians or any non-military personnel. And yet, it is entirely legal in the United States to purchase an AK-47 style, semi-automatic weapon. Now granted that it is illegal to own an original, fully automatic AK-47, but the only conceivable difference between these two rifles is that you are able to fire the civilian legal, semi-automatic version at a slightly slower rate than you can the fully automatic version. But in terms of accuracy, the legal semi-automatic version is substantially more accurate than it's fully automatic, illegal counterpart. A person who is capable of legally obtaining one of these weapons is able to shoot dozens and dozens of rounds in a matter of seconds. It's easy for anyone to imagine the substantial damage that a deranged individual can do to any number of people if they get their hands on a weapon like this. This leads into my next point, which is the numerous examples of mass shooting that have occurred in the past ten years involving the use of military assault style weapons like the aforementioned

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