Some facts:

-Rifles and shotguns of ALL types (including the dreaded Bushmaster) account for less than 2% of all firearm deaths.

-The vast majority of firearm homicides are with pistols.

-"Mass shootings" which elicit the public's sympathy are less than 1% of all firearm homicides.

The takeaway:

-We need something or someone to blame because "mass shootings" make us sick (as they should.)

-"Assault weapons" are scary so we blame them.

-Virtually all "mass shootings" happen in gun free zones where there are soft targets.

-The real problem is the 99% of the other shootings which happen primarily in urban areas with pistols.

Why do you need a scary Bushmaster?

-It's not about need, it's about your rights.

-We use them for hunting (Hogs in Texas for example.)

-Sport (3 gun contests for example)

-Protection (rated as the best gun for self defense by many military trained experts.

Would we give up those rights if it stopped the shootings?

-Maybe. Some would, some wouldn't.

The question is irrelevant though because they absolutely would not stop the shootings proven by the facts above.