I just don't get it.
(Potential) buyer: Yes, I'd like to buy an assault rifle.
(Potential) Seller: Oh, will this be for hunting?
Buyer: Of course not. Nobody hunts with an assault rifle! Where's the sport in that?
Seller: OK, understandable. Is this for protection?
Buyer: No, no, no. If threatened, I don't want to risk spraying up my whole house or accidentally gunning down the general public while defending myself.
Seller: Makes sense. Then why do you want an assault rifle??
Buyer: You know, "boys and their toys" and all that.
Seller: Well, we've had enough crazy folks who used assault rifles to harm and kill far too many innocent people than would otherwise be the case. So unfortunately, we no longer sell them. Sorry!
Buyer (option 1):
Darn! I'd really enjoy shooting one of those at the range! But I see how those guns are bad for society. I can get by with my single shooters.
Buyer (option 2):
Darn it! I have a basic right. Murder and mayhem be damned. Sell me an assault rifle! I have a right!