As they should.
It's a feel good red herring that just entrenches the opposition more against reforms that will actually change something.
Ban assault weapons and Parkland looks like VA tech or Columbine.
Get guns out of the wrong hands period.
Whatever you think we should do with pistols or other centerfire rifles with detachable magazines it what we should do with "assault weapons".
https://www.economist.com/news/unit...0-guns-found-chicago-crime-scenes-were-traced
The things that work are things that everyone will agree on if there isn't the threat of banning.
Even Rand Paul, who is too libertarian for the NRA, supports enhanced background checks.