I have several pre-ban AR-15's, M1A's, M1 Carbines, and M1 Garands. I'm buying the Kel-Tec because it is LIGHT, and IT FOLDS, and therefore I can stick it in my day pack with a couple of magazines for when I hike with the Sierra Club :what: :eek: . I can't do that with any of the other semi's.