[King Prout]

a note in passing: a semiautomatic rifle CANNOT be an "assault rifle" - the lockwork and action is different

[John Filson]

Kidding aside, the press thinks anything firing ball amunition with gunpowder is an "assault weapon."

[t_skoz]

a semiautomatic rifle CANNOT be an "assault rifle"

Sure it can, a gun doesn't have to be fully automatic to qualify as an "assault rifle".

[t_skoz]

Assault Rifle: n. Any of various automatic or semiautomatic rifles designed for individual use in combat. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

But seriously though, an Enfield can be an assault rifle, if you assault someone with it!

:-)

[Free and Armed]

"a note in passing: a semiautomatic rifle CANNOT be an "assault rifle" - the lockwork and action is different"

Thank you, that's a real pet peve of mine when the media throws the term "assault rifle/weapon" around so carelessly. If it can't shoot automatic or 3 round burst, it's nothing more than a glorified plinking gun!

[Eaker]

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