Gun control advocates believe that gun control has no effect on the law-abiding citizens. However, gun control takes recreational firearms from law-abiding citizens. Many of the guns used today for hunting and recreational shooting originate as military weapons .Gun control advocates like to make statements such as this one from a New York Times editorial: "No Federal law limits military assault rifles that are semi-automatic." They overlook the fact that military rifles are not semi-automatic they are automatics. The guns which gun control advocates seek to regulate conform to statutes that keep the public from owning military, fully automatic weapons. Average Americans responsibly shoot these completely legal semi-automatic guns for recreation. Gun control takes firearms from hobbyists and hunters. Finally, limiting the right of a citizen to own certain guns puts him at a disadvantage when dealing with criminals and protecting his family. If a criminal needs a gun, he purchases it on the street, and can acquire whate

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