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Posted by: EnragedElite67
"The problem with quotes on the internet is 95% are made up." - Socrates
Ok, I can't keep quiet anymore.
The term Assault Weapon is a false term used to describe the features of a military style rifle. It is a scare tactic to make people think that your average joe has the same exact rifle that the military has.
Under the 1994 crime bill, this is illegal while this isn't.
Lets go over the reasons why one is illegal and the other is perfectly legal.
Now, I am going to speak on a California Assault weapons ban level, which is far more strict.
As classified by California, an assault weapon is any semi-automatic center fire firearm that has any or all of the following features:
conspicously protruding pistol grip
Collapsing stock
Bayonet lug
Flash suppressor
Ability to accept magazines larger than 10 rounds.
Now what makes the second picture perfectly legal is the fact that the pistol grip and stock are essentially connected, it has a pinned flash suppressor, no bayonet lug, and no collapsible stock. Yet it has the same function and presumed lethality of an "Assault Weapon." In fact, since it has none of the "evil features" that make up the definition of "assault weapon" it is the only rifle, sans a registered assault weapon, that can legally accept a magazine larger than 10 rounds.
Assault weapon bans are a ban on aesthetics rather than function. An AR-15 is functionally no different than a semi-auto hunting rifle in 30-06 or .300 win mag. The only difference being that it fires a smaller round.
So, anti-gun people. What makes an AR-15 so much more deadly? Is it because it's black? Do black things look scary to you? What do you have against black?