Delay Sees Assault Gun Ban Expiring in Congress

Reuters ^ | May 13, 2003 | Joanne Kenen

[Dan from Michigan]

Please excuse my ignorance, but what EXACTLY is an assault weapon??

You know, that's a very good question.(Not sarcasm). To explain it as best I can.

1. Assault Weapons differ from Assault Rifles. Assault Rifles are legal with a class III license(most states allow them with BATF Tax). Assault Rifles are by military definition able to be fired full auto or semi auto.

2. Assault WEAPONS can vary depending on the state you are in. They may include 50+ year old M1 Garands in some states like Jersey. The US house dems are trying to redefine 'assault weapons' to include thouse. In California, they cover almost anything.

3. Certain cosmetic features are what define the current definition of 'assault weapon'. One thread showed a picture of two AR-15 clones. One was an 'assault weapon'. One wasn't. Flash suppressor, folding stock, or bayonet mount and pistol grips are three of the characteristics. I believe firearms with two of those are banned. The other definition is 11 round or higher magazines. 10 rounds is the limit.

Hopefully, I didn't confuse you even more. If I was king, my definition of an 'assault weapon' would be any weapon used by a person during an assault, including fist.

The simplist answer of an assault weapon - whatever the government defines as an assault weapon.

[discostu]

It's a sign of just how much the other side owned the terms of debate. I was always pro-gun and never wavered but they'd pose the "why do you need copper-jacketed slugs to hunt" question and I was stymied and confused. It had never occured to me that the question itself was wrong. That was a big moment, learning that indeed there were stupid questions and that one side of the political spectrum used them constantly.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Good cop / bad cop?

Absolutely.

This way the AWB can die and the DemoncRATS can't blame Dubya for it in '04.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The bastards allow the law to sunset in September 2004; they then come back right after the November 2004 election and simply pass another ban.

That's excactly what will happen if Hillary wins.

[StopGlobalWhining]

Can we send our guys to a Holiday Inn in OK ?

Can you imagine the expense tab that this crew is running up? And all to be paid by Texas working people as part of their taxes to fund these parasites,

[onyx]

FYI

[AntiGuv]

Thx! This didn't come up when I ran a search. For seem reason, the results don't come up ordered by date anymore..

[smith288]

NOOOOOOO BUSH IS A LIAR!!!! < /sarcasm>

(after repeated examples of how saavy of a politician Bush has shown himself to be, some STILL dont get it)