My dad bought me a small pistol (.32 Berretta Tomcat) for my 21st. birthday. I went to a gun show with him and bought a .30 M1 carbine. I've had more fun with that gun. So, is that considered an assault rifle? You can assualt anyone with a rifle ... right? So what's the difference? Any semi-automatic rifle can be classified as an assault rifle .... I just think it makes it more convenient ......IMHO ....
30 carbine is a war relic, behind the front line defense gun. I have one, it's a hoot to shoot. The wife likes it as well. With the right ammo it's a good close in deer or hog gun. We used to hunt in the dense swamp and a long shot was 25 feet. The handy little 30 carbine made it easy to climb up to the stand. The deer and hogs in Florida are quite small.
The last AW ban put the 30 carbine clips in the ban column.