They’re just ignorantThat is the problem, the left is simply unable to supply a concise description of what an assault rifle is so all decisions to ban will be arbitrary and capricious.
Most of us will just ignore all the yammering and any EO's or legislation that erode the constitution.
Rifles comprise 2% of violent crimes and handguns 68% but rifles can be associated with persons of white extraction so lets punish them. That is the current state of logic in the United States.
They are basically going to ban all semi-automatic carbines. Its laughable because of how many of them are out there. Do they realize how many people purchased their guns at Florida gun shows back when it was unregulated? Good luck tracking those...
Show them an AR15 and they want to ban it
Show them a Ruger Mini 14 and that’s an OK gun to have