re: Proud dad moment

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Nice assault rifle. Why would anyone need to possess this weapon of war?

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1. Battle Rifle. Full-size rifle round. Semi-automatic only fire. Maximum magazine capacity of seven. Significantly more recoil than an assault rifle, so the operator cannot move and shoot like one can with an assault rifle. Assault rifle rounds are intermediate rounds; more power and range than pistol rounds; much less recoil than full-size rifle rounds. I.e., moving and shooting, i.e. assaulting is much easier.

2. An antiquated, obsolete (by most modern military standards) weapon of war.

3. Doesn't need to, but probably wants to. Also legal to own.

Take that as you will, hoss.

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Nice assault rifle

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WRONG. The U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M-1 a/k/a "Garand" is not an assault rifle. First, and foremost for those who fret about such things, the M-1 does not have, and cannot accept, high-capacity magazines. It has an internal (non-detachable) magazine that is limited to 8 cartridges (loaded with an en bloc clip). Second, it is not selective-fire, meaning it cannot fire more than one round with each pull of the trigger. Third, it does not use an intermediate-power cartridge; the .30-'06 is a full-power cartridge.

But you go ahead and preach about subjects on which you're wholly ignorant.