This is the Ruger Precision rifle. It's a hunting rifle designed for shooting distance. The M-Lok handguard around the barrel is for attaching accessories like lights, grips or tripods
This is the Ruger PC Carbine. It shoots 9mm rounds. All 3 rifles hold the same capacity & function the exact same way. The top 2 will more than likely get a pass while the 3rd would probably be the vilified one & labeled as an assault weapon
Why don't mass shooters choose standard rifles then? The style of layout has plenty to do with
why AR style rifles are popular and why they will be targeted.
I think it speaks to being able to ( or believing being able to) inflict as much uncontrolled damage
as possible.
There is a ban on automatic weapons if you are not licensed.
There is now a ban on bump stocks.
So, today standard Joe can only get his hands on a semi-auto and for some reason (maybe watching Rambo)
will choose the tool that he is going to kill and maybe be killed with and look really cool doing it. The added benefit
is you don't need any training to carry a handgun or a rifle with a pistol grip. A standard stock requires
you to shoulder up to aim and fire, which does leave you with a blind spot and is slower to use.
But, it is not a slippery slope ...
There is no ban on belts,and you don't buy belts for the purpose of shooting multiple rounds.
There is no ban on fingers used to pull the trigger cause that would be ridiculous.
All they are doing is looking at statistics of the equipment used, not because it "looks scary",
I believe because they don't want to ban all guns and all the legitimate uses, but they are
trying to do something in the public's eye.