Assault Weapon Poll

[Blackhawk357]

OK, I'd settle for a 105 pack-howitzer...

105 recoilless rifle. One of my all time favorite shooting experiences while a FMF HM3 back in the 70's

 

[Cigarlvr313]

Simple really but leave it to our elected "officials" to screw even something this obvious up.....
as·sault
əˈsôlt/
verb
verb: assault; 3rd person present: assaults; past tense: assaulted; past participle: assaulted; gerund or present participle: assaulting
1.
make a physical attack on.

 

[Sstrand]

Holy Cow it's . . . Oh, I see, No it isn't.

Sheldon

 

[ditchtiger]

exactly what an assault weapon is!!! !

This, a Bug-A-Salt rifle.

 

[Flopsweat]

It ( assault weapon, assault rifle, assault pistol etc ) is well defined in US law and some states. What problem are you having with understanding the official terminology? YOU might not want to call your device that but that doesnt mean the government hasnt defined it for you. Select fire capability has nothing to do with it. Those are machine guns according to the US Code.

All of my assault rifles use silencers.

There is a distinct difference between the terms "Assault Weapon" and "Assault Rifle". The former is a political term invented to facilitate a partial gun ban. The exact definition varies by jurisdiction. The latter is an actual term used by manufacturers. The first reference of which I'm aware is the German "Sturmgewehr" which literally translates as "Storm Rifle". Storm as in storming or assaulting a hill or other strategic location. That kind of assault, not the "beating up your neighbor" kind of assault. A mid-length, intermediate caliber, select fire rifle meant for running and maneuvering with, often while shooting. Select fire is a specific part of the definition.

So when someone in the press or a politician uses the term "Assault Rifle" they are probably misusing it, whether through malice, ignorance or apathy. When someone uses the term "Assault Weapon", it very much depends on the context. When someone uses the term "Assault Pistol", they're probably just being funny, derisive or ignorant.

 

[Diamondback]

"I'll show you Assault Pisstol, just hold still... *zzzzip*"

 

[Flopsweat]

"I'll show you Assault Pisstol, just hold still... *zzzzip*"

Single shot .22?

 

[Diamondback]

Caliber never measured, barrel ditto, definitely full-auto with high-cap magazine though.

 

[BlackRyder]

It took a lot of polishing to get it there, but mine has a nice hair trigger.

 

[Ura-Ki]

^^ Seriously^^ That must have been decades of work

 

[Flopsweat]

Where's the smiley for "ew"?

 

[Diamondback]

Try this:

https://smileyshack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/svomit_100-104.gif

Whole page of 'em at Puking Smileys
@Joe Link WeCanHazOneOfTheezPleez?

 

[Flopsweat]

Try this:
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Whole page of 'em at Puking Smileys
@Joe Link WeCanHazOneOfTheezPleez?

That'll do. Thanks.

 

[Joe Link]

@Diamondback Done!

 

[etrain16]

@Diamondback Done!

Does that mean we can request to add other cool ones if we find them?

 

[Joe Link]

Does that mean we can request to add other cool ones if we find them?

Sure!

 

[Diamondback]

 

[Diamondback]

And for when somebody just needs a Gibbs-slap, stolen from a plane-miniatures board:




EDIT: Whoa, that was NOT supposed to come out that big or fuzzy...

 

[Flopsweat]

And for when somebody just needs a Gibbs-slap, stolen from a plane-miniatures board:
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EDIT: Whoa, that was NOT supposed to come out that big or fuzzy...

That's what she said.

 

[Diamondback]

Dude, don't MAKE me go Full Metal Jethro on you...