RE: Deer hunting implement question
I think any legal instrument should be allowed. By "legal instrument"I define this to require asufficiently powerful cartridge. Thus, I don't know why a legal "assault rifle" chambered for .308 isn't just as suitable as an iron sighted bolt action .308, or a iron sighted British .303, or an iron sighted Springfield .30-06.
I personally find "assault rifles" ugly and unattractive in comparison to a sleek, elegant sporter bolt action rifle . . . but law should not prescribe taste matters.