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[gejohnston]

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"high powered" is not a good description of the 5.56x45/.223 round is not high powered. It, like the 7.62x39 and the .30-30, are intermediate rounds. Would a single shot or bolt action .223 be high powered? If so, why can't I use it for deer hunting in states like Wyoming? The answer is it isn't high powered by WFG's definition. Also, don't know how many died from the gunshot vs simply bled to death. That is how most of the Pulse Nightclub victims died. If the cops hadn't stood around with their fingers up their collective asses for three hours, most of the victims probably would have survived.
Using your definition, should .22 rimfires in an AR type rifle, which are popular in the UK for three gun competitions, be "high powered"? If so, why not a Ruger 10/22?

No, "assault weapons" are not beside the point. I was illustrating the fact that "high powered" in this context is a political term used for misleading propaganda that has nothing to do with the real issue by people, like Bloomberg, who get giddy when gun massacres happen to push their pet issue.

If I would argue what would be worse, I would argue that a worse weapon would not be a firearm at all.