text: Truscott compares the intensive training you get in the Army with one of these weapons long before you 're ever allowed to fire it , and then only under the supervision of an expert marksman , with the situation in states like Arkansas , where it 's legal for a 10-year-old to own a semiautomatic assault weapon without a moment of safety instruction , training in how to shoot it or adult supervision .
  
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  Truscott compares the training received in the military with these weapons way before you are ever allowed to fire it , and then only under expert supervision , with the situation in states like Arkansas , were it 's legal for a child to possess an assault weapon with no training of any kind .