[Eye of Unk]

I laugh when I see some PC correct grade B movie of soldiers using semi-auto weapons that are one shot per finger pull trying to emulate “assault” firearms. A real assault rifle is at least 3 shots or full auto, the old Springfields used in wars were not considered assault rifles since the were bolt action, a Thompson 45 is an assault rifle. My Winchester Model 70 bolt action is not an assault rifle, neither is my 10/22 Ruger or my Mini 14.

I would think a lot of people need to look up the real definition of assault or assauting in a dictionary.

[KrisKrinkle]

“Thompson 45 is an assault rifle”

If you mean the Thompson submachine gun, I disagree. It fires a cartridge originally designed for a pistol while an assault rifle fires a cartridge designed for a rifle—unless “gun-control” definitions are used in which case all bets are off as to what is really what.

[Jack Black]

I would think a lot of people need to look up the real definition of assault or assauting in a dictionary. Definitions differ. Yours is "can fire full auto, or semi auto bursts". That's fine but a lot of other people have different definitions. It's one of those words, like "tactical" which has kinda died from promiscuous overuse.