What would the anti-gunners do if deprived of the ability to lie?
The so-called "assault weapons" law did not address "assault rifles" in any manner whatsoever. "Assault rifle" is a military term which describes an automatic (or select-fire, which includes full automatic or burst capability) weapon using an intermediate size cartridge.
"Assault weapon" is a political term used to describe military-looking semi-automatic rifles and has been used purposely to confuse the issue and allow the government to outlaw rifles because they have a bayonet lug (not even a bayonet), a pistol-grip, a folding-stock, or some other feature which is absolutely irrelevant to whether the firearm is more or less deadly.
Re your post 22, isn’t it a shame that no organization has yet paid for a series of TV commercials aimed at Mr. and Mrs. Average out there to explain what an assault rifle really is?
You’d think the NRA with its deep pockets would have done this.