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Originally Posted by Aquila
I'd classify it as a military style weapon designed specifically for killing human beings with efficiency. While certainly such weapons can be used for hunting, their design and purpose isn't for hunting or sport. They are weapons of war.
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That's a very broad definition, which could cover everything from a pistol to rifle.
It's funny to watch the left try to explain and define what they mean when they talk about wanting to ban "assault rifles" or "assault weapons" or "military type weapons."
An "assault rifle" has always been defined as a "selective fire" rifle -- meaning you can easily switch the rate of fire from semi-auto to burst to fully automatic. AR-15 is not an assault rifle, no matter how much the libs and media try to claim.
Enter California and the left's quest to reclassify and redefine weapons in an effort to ban more guns. After a horrific school shooting and other mass shootings in the late 80s and early 90s, Feinstein and other Dems in Congress pushed through the Assault Weapons Ban. This bill created a new term called "assault weapon," which was defined by the following:
Semi-automatic rifles able to accept detachable magazines and two or more of the following:
Folding or telescoping stock
Pistol grip
Bayonet mount
Flash suppressor, or threaded barrel designed to accommodate one
Grenade launcher
Semi-automatic pistols with detachable magazines and two or more of the following:
Magazine that attaches outside the pistol grip
Threaded barrel to attach barrel extender, flash suppressor, handgrip, or suppressor
Barrel shroud safety feature that prevents burns to the operator
Unloaded weight of 50 oz (1.4 kg) or more
A semi-automatic version of a fully automatic firearm.
Semi-automatic shotguns with two or more of the following:
Folding or telescoping stock
Pistol grip
Detachable magazine.
This was done because the AK-47 used in the 1989 school shooting did not meet the definition of "assault rifle."
This ban ended in 2004, but it appears this is where we're headed again. What will be interesting is how they plan to enforce the law with regards to the people who already legally possess an AR-15, or in my case a pistol with an extended capacity magazine.
I have a Ruger LCP 9s. The standard magazine is only 7 rounds. I purchased a couple 9 round magazines which cause it to extend just slightly below the pistol grip -- a violation of the 1994 law.
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