I wanted to copy and paste something to you. Your point of view is noted as invalid as it made be. To respond to GreatOak. Not everyone is as trained as you are. Not everyone equally have taken the required training classes on owning a firearm. If everyone equally was a responsible gun owner then these law's would not be processed. It is because everyone is not in the trained hands of you that the problem exists.
Assault weapon refers to different types of firearms, and is a term that has differing meanings and usages.
In discussions about gun laws and gun politics in the United States,
an assault weapon is most commonly defined as a semi-automatic firearm possessing certain features similar to those of military firearms. Semi-automatic firearms fire one bullet (round) each time the trigger is pulled; the spent cartridge case is ejected and another cartridge is loaded into the chamber, without the manual operation of a bolt handle, a lever, or a sliding handgrip. An assault weapon has a detachable magazine, in conjunction with one, two, or more other features such as a pistol grip, a folding stock, a flash suppressor, or a bayonet lug.[1]
Most assault weapons are rifles, but some are pistols or shotguns. The exact definition of the term in this context varies among each of the various jurisdictions that limit or prohibit assault weapon manufacture, importation, sale, or possession, and legislative attempts are often made to change the definitions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_weapon