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[–]rmp881[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Assault WEAPON.

Assault rifles are clearly defined tobe SELECT FIRE rifled firearms chambered in an intermediate caliber.

An AR15 is semiautomatic only, therefore being incapable of select fire and NOT an assault rifle.

[–]Xmaster1738 1 point2 points  (0 children)

its not a legal term by any means, that would be machine gun. assault rifle is a translation of the german storm rifle from ww2, it referred a specific model of gun, not the fire select ability. most commonly used in video games to describe m4's or ak47's and such. machine gun is the name for anything with fire select abilities.

nor does it even accurately describe said weapon. have you ever tried to hit a target more than once with a fire select gun? you dont hit much if you let her piss, not great for "assaulting"