“An assault weapon, by definition, is capable of semi-automatic and/or automatic fire.”
The “or” implies a semi-automatic weapon is an assault weapon which it is not.
An assault weapon, by definition, is capable of sustained or short-burst automatic fire as the main function with Semi-auto fire as a secondary, optional, function.
no, assault weapon is a BS name made up to confuse and is semi-auto only. assault rifle is a select fire weapon chambering an intermediate cartridge.