I headed out to CE today to put a few rounds through the M4 and, lo and behold, I was the only one with an AR. It was packed, too. They were having a muzzleloader seminar on the pistol range so everybody came to the rifle range. Nothin' but huntin' rifles today, boys. Talk about feeling self-conscious...me sitting there blasting with my "evil assault weapon".
I did strike up a conversation with several people who came to inquire about my piece. One of them was a young hunter who came to the range to sight in his 30-30 and 270. He had zero experience with AR's so he was asking alot of questions. He mentioned that my rifle was just like one that a friend of his was using in Iraq. At one point he said, "I think assault rifles should be ok for people to have. I just think they should be registered.". I didn't respond...instead I just let him squeeze off a mag before he left.