Gun Industry Militarization

The gun industry has gone to war. A gun market that once catered to hunters and target shooters has been supplanted by one dominated by pistols, rifles, and shotguns that were either originally designed for military use or utilize battle-born design features that increase their lethality.

In recent years, the gun industry has aggressively marketed AR-15 and AK-47 assault pistols that use common rifle ammunition. These pistols have emerged as a new and growing trend.

Designed for increased lethality, the unique military-bred design features of semiautomatic assault weapons allow the shooter to kill as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time.

Bump-fire devices are just one type of a variety of attachments sold in the United States to increase the rate of fire of semiautomatic firearms to mimic the firepower of fully automatic machine guns.

Stabilizing braces are devices that allow a shooter to convert an assault pistol (for example, AK and AR assault pistols) to a short-barreled assault rifle without complying with the strict standards of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA).