[mountainlion]

So what is an assault weapon anyway? WW2 they used Thompson machine guns and grease guns, and M1 Garands to charge the enemy positions. The idea was to keep the defenders heads down while they were making an assault. Later some used the M60 machine gun and full auto m14s and full auto M16s to assault a position. Now they have SAW machine guns. I think SAW stands for Squat Assault Weapon. It replaces the M60. Confusion is the weapon of the enemy of freedom. They confuse facts to lower the bar for the low information crowd.

[neverdem]

Now they have SAW machine guns. I think SAW stands for Squat Assault Weapon. It replaces the M60.

Now they had SAW machine guns. I think SAW stands for Squad Assault Weapon. It replaced the M60.

MARINES SOON SEE THE LAST SAW

M249 Light Machine Gun: Endangered species for Marines in Afghanistan

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SABIT QADAM, Afghanistan – As full integration of the Infantry Automatic Rifle into the Marine Corps’ arsenal becomes complete, the M249 Light Machine Gun, formerly the Squad Automatic Weapon, slowly fades into the history of the Corps.

The SAW has seen action since 1984 and has protected Marines since. Replaced by an automatic rifle of similar size and weight of the M16A4 service rifle already issued to rank and file Marines, the familiarity with the new weapon is almost instant.

[lepton]

An assault rifle was a proposed fully automatic design for a rifle that did not meet the standards of a Battle Rifle ... and needed an impressive sounding name.