First, anyone should correct me if I am wrong. To my understanding, anti-gun politicians are working on the new assault weapons ban. Something that they are trying to do is ban guns that look like assault rifles (such as currently legal versions of the AR15). I read that one politician was quoted as saying that gun companies are "sidestepping" the law by modifying guns to meet the current legal requirements. Would I call this "sidestepping?" Heck no! Complying, yes. A law banning guns because of the way they look is absurd. Sometimes I am afraid of the direction this country is going. Oh, concerning handguns, I don't think they should be banned. There are interesting statistics about how law abiding citizens with handguns have stopped criminals from killing more people. Also, in a survey of criminals, about 70% said if handguns were banned, they would use a sawed off shotgun. Doctors say that a person is twice as likely to die from a close range shotgun blast versus a handgun shot. As many know, the majority of crime related gun shot victims are shot at close range. So, as for me, I say handguns should not be banned. I whole heartedly agree with handgun registration though. Last of all, do criminals really care if the gun they use to commit a crime is legal? Probably not.