Sure you don't want to buy a few more? Sometimes all you need is the headline: Assault Rifles Pile Up as Gun-Law Gridlock Crimps Makers The problem, you see, is that a whole lot of very stupid people went out and bought assault rifles because the NRA and other conspiracy groups were very, very sure that Barack Obama was going to ban them when he took office, or after he took office, or during any particular season, or when he re-took office, and so on.