re: 70% of Young Americans think we should be allowed to own Assualt Rifles

You are confusing actual weapons with incorrect terminology. I understand youre not knowledgeable on the subject, so i understand the ignorance.

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A detachable magazine is TRULY FUNCTIONAL by any definition of the phrase.

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This is the point you keep missing - MOST semis work this way. You can see it in other choices of language:

"A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously below the weapon."

Come on man. I know you're ignorant on the whole weapons issue, but that's the biggest crock of $hit I've ever seen. They picked that because it was common to the "ugly" guns. Not because of the functionality of a pistol grip versus thumbhole, versus straight or angle stock.

Another one you like to bring up is the grenade launcher fitting and the bayonet lug.

Again - what's more dangerous the, essentially, cosmetic fitting for a bayonet/grenade launcher or the actual bayonet (meaning a "knife") or the grenade launcher and f*cking GRENADES which are separately regulated as destructive devices?

Regardless of the items actual functionality - the features they sought to ban were done so on that feature's contribution to the menacing appearance of the rifle. In other words COSMETICS.

What is the difference between these rifles?





More importantly, which one is an "assault weapon"?