Gun Control & RKBA

After all, that's what you want for self-defense, right? As opposed to a "sporting" or "hunting" gun.

The thing is, "tactical" looks and features are here to stay. There are broad applications of "tactical" features that bleed over to sporting and hunting guns, even bolt-action and pump-action guns.

Even if all semi-auto rifles were banned, pretty quickly pump-action rifles sporting the same tactical features would fill the void. Red-dot sights, foregrips with lots of space to add accessories, gun-mounted flashlights and lasers, matte-black finishes, camo finishes, protruding pistol grips, folding/telescoping buttstocks, fancy slings, bipods, etc., would all be available on whatever replaces the semi-auto AR-15.

You might get more luck googling for the AR-10. They're in a more potent chambering than the AR-15 platform can handle.