>People don't get to make declarations and insist that others have to disprove. It's the person making an assertion who carries the burden of proof.
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>>>I've had some experience with handling and firing high powered automatic weapons.
>>>Based on that experience, I won't go near one if I can avoid it and I don't see any possible reason that anyone would want one around, except to kill other people.
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>Agreed. But since automatic weapons are already stringently controlled in the US, how is it relevant?
Are they?
Several stores just recently voluntarily stopped selling some models.
They were not required to.

In any case, anytime something can do harm and can't possibly do any good, banning it should be the default.
The burden is on the person who wants civilians to be able to buy them.

That burden can't possibly be met.