The issues of guns and gun control go so far back it is ridiculous.
I still say owning a hunting rifle or shotgun or a handgun for protection is fine and should never be a problem. But there are no sane reasons whatsoever to own automatic or semi-automatic weapons.
I'm sorry, a line does need to be drawn and while the NRA has some good points, they have also become too power hungry and blinded by that power to see what truly is good for the nation. How they can support anyone owning anything that is more powerful than the local police department has is ridiculous.
There is no reason for anyone who is a law abiding citizen to own an assault or semi-automatic weapon of any sort (except maybe a 9mm or less handgun ).
Watch the movie Tombstone, how the brothers Earp put out notice that guns in the city were outlawed. There was a huge outcry and that part of the movie was very factual.