The first step, anywhere, is dividing owners into groups. Then, chiseling away at individual groups, one at a time. When you are thinking to yourself, I dont use an AR to hunt with anyway you are already firmly in the grasp of the jaws of the trap.
They want whatever you are using to hunt with, the attempt to get someones AR is just a step on the way to that.

There are many who post right here who are too stupid to connect the dots.

Best,
Ted