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And of course they are very very rarely used in the commission of crimes.  The focus on them because of criminal behaviors is rather odd to me.  

the real fear to gun owners is that if we gave in and AR-15s were banned do you think the left would stop there

nope they would still want to take all guns away

Do you appreciate that the weapon depicted below fires the same round just as fast just as lethally and with the same kind of magazine?  It can also be chambered to fire a round more lethal than the NATO 5.56 mm as well.  If somehow every "AR-15" type rifle disappeared magically, the weapon shown below could be used with the same impact.  There is nothing magic about the AR-15, it has features which LOOK dangerous.  In fact, it is very difficult even to define the term "assault rifle" legally.

Yeah, I took the 3 vote option.  Nobody needs one.  I do it to hunt and I have the right.

OAM: the subject line creates a little bit of ambiguity, as the actual poll question is materially different.  Are we talking about semi automatic weapons period,  or  only the 'scary' looking semi-automatic weapons.

I don't own an AR-15, but I do own 'or similar semi'.    That's a material difference and an important difference.

Many 12 gauge shotguns that people hunt with are going to be semi-automatic weapons, generally able to fire 3 shells relatively quickly, with a plug removed, that capacity  can go out to say five shells, though that may be prohibited in most states.  Similarly, many hunting rifles which are absolutely not 'AR-15s' are semi-automatic.  These would include all kinds of firearms used to hunt small game and larger game.  (.22,  .308, 30-06, 30-30, etc. (there are many)).

You asked me if I get this, and my response required further amplification.

I find it important to note that other types of rifles can be just as lethal.  I believe you are focused on the wrong feature entirely, LOOKS.