First, an assault rifle is not an assault weapon! Assault weapons are stuff like grenades, shoulder fired missiles, mortars, flame throwers, and other stuff like that, which are used by military units to wage an assault on their enemies. For those who need any clarification on the definition and evolution of what an "assault rifle" actually is, I offer this very well written article: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/Assault.htm Not mine, though I wish I knew as much as he does!
:/ Find a military source that defines assault weapons as you just defined. Assault rifles are pretty much defined.
Oh my oh my. Words have meanings. Face Palm. Of course, assault rifles are used in military assaults, but they are considered to be "light" weapons, in support of the guys who are busy with running the heavier stuff. Maybe.... just maybe if you were to read the linked story, you'd actually KNOW something.... Below each thread is a little section called "similar threads". I looked all the way to that (got me pretty tired out), and read the very first thread: http://www.politicalforum.com/gun-control/326522-clarify-what-assault-rifles-assault-weapons.html That was posted over 6 months ago, so of course, everyone has forgotten by now.
Select fire... is it that difficult to comprehend??? - - - Updated - - - Oh yeah, its the shoulder thing that goes up!! Right??
Any firearm that looks scary, to the uneducated sheeple and anti-self defense crowd, is considered an assault weapon.
I know you're trying to be on our side, but NO, selective fire is not the line of demarcation. The M-14 is selective fire, or at least it was at first, but the power of the cartridge made it uncontrollable. It would help you a whole lot to READ the link that I provided.
Why is it that the government trying to tell me how many bullets I can put in my AR-15? Do legislators really think that passing legislation like H.R. 138 (To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes) will stop gun related violence? >>>Rule 15 Violation Removed<<<
Here is what most experts agree on what an assault rifle is: ASSAULT RIFLE By U.S. Army definition, a selective-fire rifle chambered for a cartridge of intermediate power. If applied to any semi-automatic firearm regardless of its cosmetic similarity to a true assault rifle, the term is incorrect. http://www.nraila.org/glossary.aspx A rifle that is select fire but fires a 7.62/.308 is not a true assault rifle, but a battle rifle. No semi-auto rifle that can't go to full-auto is not an assault rifle as well. This includes almost every civilian AR and AK rifle in the US.
gun control is not ABOUT crime, get that much straight in your head, guys. It's about rendering us unable to effectively resist their tyranny. The opposition are not misguided or ignorant, they are truly evil. well, the 308 M14, M1A is an "automatic rifle", anyway. And it's obsolete.
AR is better defined as an automatic rifle, but truth be told they are only seni-automatic rifles. I have four rifles 7.62, 5.56, 40 cal., 22 Lr, that would fit that definition and no I am not giving up anything.
But Casper, I started this thread to clarify exactly what an assault rifle is. Now you're fogging it up again. Have the antis had a bit of success with you? Do you refer to the feeding devices for your semi auto rifles as "clips"? If my Glock 17 uses a double stack 17 round feeding device, does that make it an "assault pistol"?
