Reply #30: "assault weapons" are guns for protection [View All]

[krispos42]

The rifles that fall under the term of "assault weapon" are low-to-medium powered semi-automatic rifles.


Keep in mind, of course, that 'assault weapon' is an arbitrary and perjorative term typically used for semi-automatic rifles but also included semi-automatic shotguns and handguns as well.

In this example, this gun shown below is an "assault weapon" as defined under the Clinton AWB:





But these two aren't:








Yet, they're all the same rifle with the same serial number, just with different stocks bolted on:



Some reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_weapon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban