[Azeem]

“Yeah. Too bad Romney already banished assault weapons in Massachusetts when governor.”

No he didn’t. He banned semi-automatic guns based on certain characteristics. Still stupid but not an assault gun ban. By definition, assault weapons are selective fire. Those are illegal under NFA and FOPA.

[familyop]

SatinDoll had written:
“Yeah. Too bad Romney already banished assault weapons in Massachusetts when governor.”

Yes.

Azeem replied:
"No he didn’t. He banned semi-automatic guns based on certain characteristics."

Yes, he did. The AWB defines "assault weapons" in politics and law. I was issued M-16s (and M-203s, M-60s, anti-tank weapons, etc.) and never called them "assault weapons." The phrase, "assault weapons" is a civilian phrase.

"Still stupid but not an assault gun ban. By definition, assault weapons are selective fire. Those are illegal under NFA and FOPA."

By definition, automatic rifles are select fire including the choice of automatic fire. "Assault weapons" is a phrase used by civilians in politics, and it does apply to the semi-automatic rifles banned by Romney and his political friends running both political parties.

Is the phrase, assault weapon, retarded? Yes, it is--like contemporary political speech in general. A rock can be an assault weapon. So can anything else.

[Eagles6]

Neither law prohibits ownership of select fire weapons. I believe they are legal in more than half the states.

[Eagles6]

Neither law prohibits ownership of select fire weapons. I believe they are legal in more than half the states.