Considering that rifles are used to kill fewer people in the United States than knives, fists, hammers, or bats, Mother Jones' attempt at scaring people about those who build their own guns rings a little hallow. But I get it, AK-47s look scary and so we should all be outraged.
https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/...