A semi-auto rifle like an AR-15 is commonly available weapon that is highly configurable, affordable, and effective. If you have an AR-15 in your home, that home is very well-defended.
We don't have any tyrants in the US now, but if we did the solution would be to kill them(or their much more vulnerable supporters and their families). Semi-auto rifles, widely distributed among the population, are again the most effective weapon available for doing that and banning them would increase the probability of the rise of a tyrannical government.
No one wants to see schools shot up and at the same time no one wants to see the government murder its citizens wholesale. It's worth exploring policies that allow you to protect against both.
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