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To: Nachum

The terms “assault weapon” and “assault rifle” are often confused. According to Bruce H. Kobayashi and Joseph E. Olson, writing in the Stanford Law and Policy Review:

“Prior to 1989, the term “assault weapon” did not exist in the lexicon of firearms. It is a political term, developed by anti-gun publicists to expand the category of “assault rifles”... ”

Go here for rest of the story:
http://www.assaultweapon.info


14 posted on 01/16/2013 2:33:38 PM PST by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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To: Neoliberalnot
“assault rifle”

AR means assault rifle, AK means assualt kill. Both can hold really big clips and on top of that they're really scary. Right? Right?

21 posted on 01/16/2013 3:24:01 PM PST by showme_the_Glory (ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government)
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To: Neoliberalnot
“assault rifle”

AR means assault rifle, AK means assualt kill. Both can hold really big clips and on top of that they're really scary. Right? Right?

22 posted on 01/16/2013 3:24:08 PM PST by showme_the_Glory (ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government)
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