The overturning of a long-term ban on assault weapons including rifles has caused a backlash, especially after a judge compared the AR-15 rifle to a Swiss Army Knife. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego, a Republican who was appointed by George Bush, ruled that the ban that had been in place since 1989 violated the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms, despite the fact that AR-15 rifles have been used in mass shootings. “Like the...