The issue isn't really the type of weapon on the bottom line. It's the fact that they are taking weapons away, and if we allow them to take one type of weapon away, they will just view this as an opening to go deeper. And they will. Then we will be shooting at tanks with pop-guns instead of real guns.
and the fact they keep lying in order to do it. i'd be all for a panel of experts to come together and create a plan to educate users before they can own guns and before going to class, a criminal background check done on you. a day in the classroom, 1/2 a day on the range, and you're certified to own any type of gun you wish - aside from fully auto.
but creating laws that ban "military style" can be anything from bolt action (as snipers love bolt action rifles) to those that look all nasty but are no more dangerous than any other semi-automatic gun. why so vague in the laws? oh, so you can interpret them any way you wish when the law is passed.
there's a 150 round mag for an AR-15 but can you imagine now heavy that would be fully loaded up?