Mass shooting Las Vegas

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Hiku said:

Thanks for the term clarification. And it's good that fully automatic weapons are heavily regulated.
Regarding the guns in the picture though, doesn't the above one require you to reload in between every round?
I read that the ones used in both Newtown and Orlando were semi automatic and didn't require reloading (as long as each clip lasts).
Ideally, it would be good if such weapons were only sold to people who have a specific need for that function, such as farmers dealing with animals.
And for everyone else who wants to use them at the range, they can borrow it there.

Nope, the gun on top is semi-automatic with a capacity of up to 10 rounds, meaning one pull of the trigger = one shot and one can shoot up to 10 times before reloading. The ammunition is loaded directly into the stock. It is a Ruger 10/22. You can find information about it below. 

http://www.ruger.com/products/1022/overview.html

Most rifles in the U.S these days are semi-automatic, even the ones farmers/rural people use. Only about 2% of murders are commited with long guns(including shotguns/rifles), so most Americans see it pretty useless to target them. The overwhelming majority -- 99% of people with these guns don't commit murders as well. Handguns are used to commit the majority of gun homicides, but Americans see this as an innercity problem relating to drug prohibition and gangs. There hasn't been a big enough movement aiming to restrict handgun ownership since the 50's. 

People who spend a thousand dollars on a gun, likely have a use for it. Otherwise they'd buy something else. About 20% (64,000,000) Americans live in rural areas, and when I say rural I mean rural, suburban areas are counted in the urban statistic.