He handled Piers well, but there are DEFINITELY valid uses for miltary style weapons. Top of the list is ranchers and home owners along the southern border who must be able protect themselves because the federal government refuses to do their job. Also, defense of family, property and life after catastrophes is another - Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, California race riots, etc. Third is hunting - it's probably the most popular coyote and prairie dog hunting platform in existence. Fourth is simple sporting purposes.
Last.. remove all the military style weapons and it won't make a blip on the crime statistics radar. The murders and mass murders will still happen, and the VERY few that happen now with the black rifles will simply happen with handguns.
So he handled himself well, and he put the 2nd Amendment into the right perspective - but he also failed to cover points that he absolutely should have.
