Steelplate
Bluesman
to me, an assault weapon is one that is designed for military use that has the capability of switching from semi-automatic use to fully automatic.
It is defined by Websters as any fully or semi automatic weapon. The term came in to existence in 1973. Even my Remington 30-06 is an assault weapon by definition.
But moving on to full automatics, the avg cost in 10k. Discrimination against those who can not afford them.
However the U.S. military defines and asault weapon as
http://031d26d.namesecurehost.com/gunfax//fstcp67.jpg"Assault rifles are short, compact, selective-fire weapons that fire a cartridge intermediate in power between submachinegun and rifle cartridges."
GunFax.com - the unofficial Calico fan site and Rockin' Rimfires
Ok... I bolded my definition and the military's... what the fuck's the difference? Oh... sorry I forgot to use the word short, compact. fuck off you jerk.