"Do you know what an "assault weapon" is"?
I do. A submachine gun shoots a pistol round, like a 9mm or .45 ACP. A full size rifle shoots a full sized rifle round, like a .30-06 or a .308 or an 8mm. An assault rifle shoots a round of intermediate power that is more powerful than a pistol round and less powerful than a full sized rifle round. It also has a selector switch for either semi-auto or full automatic fire. It is also smaller than a full sized battle rifle. One advantage of an assault weapon is that more ammo can be carried into battle because the ammo is lighter.
you do, but I doubt "popdonnelly" does. Personally I think that any gun you can afford you ought to be able to buy.