[woweeitsme]

So...does a Glock semi-automatic pistol classify as an “assault weapon”?

These people just never stop. It is ALL politics and regulations ALL the time.

[moovova]

Ban?

Too late...

[MrB]

Remember the last “ASSAULT weapons ban” included a bunch of stuff that wasn’t ASSAULT weapons related,

like pistol magazines over 10rd capacity.

[ConjunctionJunction]

Apparently, Loughner was using an extended magazine, which allowed him to fire around 30-33 rounds before having to reload.

According to Libs, pretty much everything is an assault weapon.

[HenpeckedCon]

No but the magazine apparently qualifies as an “assault weapon.”

[mvpel]

So...does a Glock semi-automatic pistol classify as an “assault weapon”?

They're talking about the magazine-size restriction, because their logic is that since nobody but the cops should be allowed to carry guns in public, the only way to deal with a mass murderer is to wait until he runs out of ammo and then try to tackle him. Thus, the sooner he runs out of ammo, the better.

Basically, they're proposing a magazine-capacity limit as a solution to a problem (gun-free zones and anti-gun hysteria) that they themselves created.

[5thGenTexan]

An ashtray can be an “assault weapon” - just ask Bill Clinton. Right, Hillary?

[absolootezer0]

assault weapon: n (1) any gun that is capable of holding more than 10 rounds, has a vague resemblance to any weapon ever used by any military or police force, or just plain looks scary.
(2) any firearm with any number of cosmetic modifications that have absolutely no effect on the rate of fire or lethality of the weapon, but make it appear more fearsome.

[2harddrive]

Regarding Obama, guns, and all standard-capacity magazines:

He’s coming to take them away, Ha-ha!
He’s coming to take them away!

THAT is what Obama meant by the wildly-cheered code words in his Tucson speech: “We should be willing to challenge old assumptions in order to lessen the prospects of violence in the future.” aka Gun BANS!