Gun Control & RKBA

... your definition of "assault rifle" would include caliber? Interesting. Where you would draw the upper limit? I ask because the M1 Carbine is a ".30 caliber rifle" too, but there's certainly no controllability problem there. And would there be a lower limit as well?

Of course he could have. Full-auto handheld weapons in larger calibers are less controllable, but they are certainly not uncontrollable.



Add the fact that Paddock was shooting from a stationary position, allowing him to rest his rifle or even use a bipod, and the problem disappears entirely.

The weight of ammo was a prime consideration for the military in the adoption of the smaller 5.56 over the larger calibers. Simply put, a soldier can carry much more of it on his/her person.

Sorry, but your thesis does not hold up under scrutiny.