Being prevented from possessing a small class of items is obviously different from complete prohibition which was discussed above.
The problem with that is who decides where that line is?
Liberals want to ban "assault rifles", and by assault rifles they mean "black and scary looking". My AR-15 fires both .223 Remington and 5.56 NATO -- it's a small round, useful for hunting small game and Deer. AR-15's are popular because they're accurate, and have very low recoil. Meanwhile, because it's not a "assault rifle", you libs ignore my bolt action .308 Winchester... which is FAR NASTIER of a round, capable of taking down medium to large game -- Elk, Moose, etc.
Here's another example of stupidity -- I have a Springfield XDS chambered in .45 ACP. Single stack, 5 rounds. On the hard shell case it a huge label: "NOT LEGAL IN CALIFORNIA".
Why not? What the fuck is wrong with California?