It's official, Obama is coming after your guns

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Originally Posted by Littlegyno 9.0 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wait, are we arguing what is an assault weapon and what is an assault rifle?

It's been quite apparent for quite awhile. However, your buddies can't fathom the difference for some unknown reason.

Definitions are hard.

[Littlegyno 9.0]

Originally Posted by Autotune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's been quite apparent for quite awhile. However, your buddies can't fathom the difference for some unknown reason.

Definitions are hard.

Isn't an assault rifle just a subtype of the general types of weapons known as assault weapons?

[SamwiseRed]

inc wikipedia/webster cut and paste

most people will consider an m16/m4 an assault rifle whether it has selective fire. i cant think of many situations where someone would use burst. Personally I've never seen it used outside trying to expend ammo or just fucking around.

[Lowlife]

frantic googling is happening.

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Originally Posted by Littlegyno 9.0 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Isn't an assault rifle just a subtype of the general types of weapons known as assault weapons?

An Assault weapon can be many things, as you can note from the ATF quote.

An Assault rifle has a specific definition. Some Assault Weapons are nothing like Assault Rifles. However, if you go by these other numbnuts, they believe both are the exact same.

[Lowlife]

The problem is, you keep going back to the fact that assault designation has everything to do with full/burst capability. Which it does not.

[Lowlife]

It has to do with Pistol Grips, Bayonet Lugs, Detatch Box Mags, Barrel devices, and Butt stocks.

[Lowlife]

A Broadened Category of Assault Weapons

While civilian ownership of automatic weapons has been heavily regulated in the U.S. since 1934, most semi-automatic weapons remained legal until 1994.

The AWB defined a broad category of semi-automatic rifles, handguns and shotguns with military-style characteristics as being “assault weapons.” The law made it illegal to make those weapons in the U.S. for a 10-year period. In 2004, the AWB expired when Congress did not vote to renew it. As a result, it became legal to produce and own those firearms once again.

In general, the AWB defined any firearm with a detachable magazine and at least two of certain other characteristics as an assault weapon.

For rifles, those characteristics included:

Telescoping stock
Pistol grip
Bayonet mount
Grenade launcher
Flash suppressor
For shotguns:

Telescoping stock
Pistol grip
A capacity to hold more than five rounds
For handguns:

Threaded barrels made to attach a barrel extender, handgrip or flash suppressor
A barrel shroud that can be used as a handhold
Weight of at least 50 oz. when unloaded
Nineteen models of firearms were specifically named in the legislation as assault weapons, while other models were included under the umbrella of the law’s definition of assault weapons.

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Originally Posted by Lowlife [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The problem is, you keep going back to the fact that assault designation has everything to do with full/burst capability. Which it does not.

The problem is, you can't read very well.

Here, this seems to be more in line to what you believe.

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[SamwiseRed]

Originally Posted by Lowlife [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It has to do with Pistol Grips, Bayonet Lugs, Detatch Box Mags, Barrel devices, and Butt stocks.

those things come to mind when thinking of an assault rifle not whether or not it has selective fire but then again, this is coming from experiences in Real-life and not internet definitions.