It isn't just guns the leftists in this country hate. They despise this country, it's Constitution and Bill of Rights and it's freedoms. Ironically, the English were Crusaders and they rail against the crusader flag these days. They rail against freedom and the right of self determination and they cower in the face of middle eastern terrorists. They are essentially democrats and similar to the closet leftists posting here.
The dreaded AR-15 is a 70 year old design based on a operating principle patented in the 1870's or early 1880's. Can you imagine the left being this afraid of anything else patented in the 19th century? I'd say that would be odd, but the English are scared to death or pointed steak knives, sharp garden tools and plastic toys that resemble weapons. They should re-name their country, "Vagina".