[ought-six]

If a semi-auto rifle is an “assault weapon,” then a hammer can be an “assault hammer and a shoe can be an “assault shoe.”

The tool does not define the action, the actor does.

[ealgeone]

Then there are also assault Mustangs. Some woman ran over her HIV infected boyfriend yesterday after she found out he was HIV.

[Sasparilla]

...If a semi-auto rifle is an “assault weapon,” then a hammer can be an “assault hammer and a shoe can be an “assault shoe.”...

Here’s what it all boils down to.
If if shoots bullets or balls, it’s an evil gun. No matter if it’s a .17, a .22, a 9mm, a shotgun, an AR or a musket.

Jusy calling it a gun is sufficient for demonization.
Guns are the easy target.