that's exactly what it was for...and, as i stated above, i've been a card-carrying member of the nra since i was 14 years of age...that said?? i think we need some sensible control in this country...no way in hell that some fucking retarded asshole like that slimy little fuck in connecticut should have been able to even have a picture of a bushmaster, let alone access to one...period...and no one can convince me otherwise.