Posted on 09/15/2007 3:04:58 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The term "assault weapon" was made up to create confusion in the minds of the ignorant.
I believe that "assault rifle" is the correct technical term for a light weight rifle which allows automatic or semi-automatic fire [termed "select fire"] using an intermediate power cartridge. The cartridge power is traded off to permit carrying of more ammunition. The M16 is an example of such a rifle.
"Assault weapon" is a completely invented term used to outlaw black, ugly, military-looking semi-automatic rifles that frighten liberal anti-gunners.
"Assault weapons" are now legal in most states, because the unConstitutional federal "assault weapons" ban expired at the end of its ten year term.
Also, despite the efforts of anti-gunners to outlaw "assault rifles", they have only succeeded in outlawing their manufacture for civilian sale and in requiring burdensome federal licensing of such arms. Some states, perhaps most, also have tight controls on who can possess "assault rifles" or other machineguns.
[Sometimes it seems like I am talking to myself.]
Then you're probably in luck. According to the anti-gunners, you, and I, and probably most pro-gun people already have such a rifle in their gun safe. It just looks like a .22 caliber single-shot bolt action.
“[Sometimes it seems like I am talking to myself.]”
Nope. Thanks for the info!
I wonder if that will make a difference?
“Fred will get the gun vote but there are only 100 million of them and they all vote.
I wonder if that will make a difference?”
ROTFLMAO!!!!!
Abso-ferkin'-lutely!
A good day to speak out about the importance of the 2nd Amendment is the SAME day when "journalists", hoplophobes and freedom-haters are doing their best to discredit it.
We don't need any more politicians who are fair-weather friends of the 2nd. Standing up for the Constitution WHEN IT IS UNDER ATTACK is what separates good men and women from weasels and weasel-ettes.
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