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For all questions with answers unknown to you, the proper procedure is to assume the answer is peanut butter.
While that may be true, I'm just going to pretend otherwise.
Since the invention of the German Sturmgewehr 44. An assault rifle must have select-fire capabilities (burst- or fully-automatic firing modes) and fire a rifle round. They were designed to bridge the gap between submachine guns, like the MP40, and service rifles, like the Kar 98k. They give soldiers the firing rate of a submachine gun, making them handy for CQB, while maintaining the ballistic advantage rifles have over pistol caliber submachine guns.
Just because something is magazine fed and has an adjustable stock, like the AR-15, does not mean it's an assault rifle. Many modern sporting rifles have ergonomic and aesthetic features similar to military rifles. Why? Because the collapsible stock make it possible to adjust it to your build. The magazine makes it easier and more reliable to feed. The coatings and materials make it mire durable. However, it is functionally identical to any other semi-automatic rifle, like the M1 Garand, which is a rifle, not an assault rifle.
Please stop believing what the media tells you and read the facts on the classifications, specifications, and legal status on different types of firearms.
Posted by: Modern Designer
Posted by: SmD x MaYHeM x
The weapon he had in his trunk, unless I misunderstood the story, was not an assault rifle. Assault rifles have to have fully-automatic capabilities. Semi-automatic civilian variants, like the AR-15, are not any different functionally from a semi-automatic hunting rifle. They lack the disconnector and sear that is required for fully-automatic or burst-fire modes.
A civilian AR or AK variant is just a magazine-fed, semi-automatic, centerfire rifle. In fact, their ballistic performance is actually much less impressive than most hunting rifles.
Posted by: silversleek 117
Posted by: shadowknight566
1. The gunman used a pistol, not an assault rifle
The gunman had 4 guns, 2 pistols and an assault rifle, and another gun in his car.
Posted by: SmD x MaYHeM x
There is no such thing as a sniper rifle. They're functionally identical to hunting rifles. A "sniper rifle" is really just a precision rifle with a high-powered scope. It's not any more deadly than its hunting counterparts. Most "sniper rifles" are based on hunting rifles. The M40 is based in the Remington 700 action. FN's precision rifles are based on the Winchester Model 70 action.
huh, you learn something new everyday i guess.
Since when does an assault rifle have to be fully automatic? Just because it can be semi automatic doesn't mean its not an assault rifle.