define what they are please?

[deann]

please can someone define what a assault weapon is? then what the goverment defines them as?the water seems to be a bit muddy!!

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[speeddemon94]

An "assault weapon", is a made up term used to lump any weapon that the liberal leaning populace find frightening or offensive. It is used to generate fear in order to further the squashing of our individual rights.

 

[Nwcid]

Well the ATF has NO definition for them.

As for everyone else even they can not decide but here is one chart to help,

 

[deann]

thanks,i can see the media and liberals using this chart as gospel!ha,ha

 

[Nwcid]

The other word gun owners AND dealers need to quit using it "high-cap" magazines. A 17rd Glock magazine is NOT "high-cap", it is the STANDARD magazine that that gun was designed to use. A 30rd AR magazine is a STANDARD magazine.

 

[swoop]

The Clinton's and the far left conspiracy re- manufactured the word I think. They couldn't just call it the stomping all over your 2A rights bill I guess...

 

[mac9990]

The original "Assault Rifle " term was coined in World War II to describe the G42/3 series of German Rifles. They used an intermediate-length round of 8mm. They were designed to shoot either semi or fully automatic, selectable by a switch. They were meant for close-in offensive and defensive use, not for long-range sniping. The AK-47 was copied from this design. The libs have co-opted this term to mean anything they want. Lots of people use the term "Assault Weapon". Just what the hell does that mean? You can assault anyone with any weapon.

 

[deann]

yes! someone who has the same thought as myself! thank you mac9990

 

[Morpheus]

Here is a video which has been linked before, I think it sums up Assault Weapons fairly nicely.

War of the Words - YouTube

Aside from that, the people who want to ban them use physical external descriptions to define them. Most have demonstrate they have no idea what those features are actually for and no idea on the internals. It has been proven time and time again that many firearms which are called Assault Weapons are no different than non-Assault weapons except for cosmetic appearances.

 

[Nwcid]

The original "Assault Rifle " term was coined in World War II to describe the G42/3 series of German Rifles. They used an intermediate-length round of 8mm. They were designed to shoot either semi or fully automatic, selectable by a switch. They were meant for close-in offensive and defensive use, not for long-range sniping. The AK-47 was copied from this design. The libs have co-opted this term to mean anything they want. Lots of people use the term "Assault Weapon". Just what the hell does that mean? You can assault anyone with any weapon.

Close but not quite. Sturmgewehr was the word used and it means "storm rifle" which in translation has become "assault rifle".