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There is no such thing as an assault rifle
Posted on 5/26/22 at 8:59 am
Posted on 5/26/22 at 8:59 am
There is no such thing as an assault rifle. This is a made up term by the communists to make any semi-automatic rifle sound scary.
AR does not stand for "assault rifle". It stands for ARmalite Rifle, because it was designed by Armalite initially.
I realize that most on here know this, but I thought I would play Captain Obvious for a minute.
AR does not stand for "assault rifle". It stands for ARmalite Rifle, because it was designed by Armalite initially.
I realize that most on here know this, but I thought I would play Captain Obvious for a minute.
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Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:00 am to brett408
outlaw semi-automatic .223s! 
that's how I read it everytime I see assault rifle in articles...makes it seem so ridiculous.
that's how I read it everytime I see assault rifle in articles...makes it seem so ridiculous.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:01 am to brett408
What about assault hammers? Assault SUVs?
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:02 am to brett408
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ARmalite
Sounds kinda racist to me.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:04 am to brett408
The term "assault rifle" fits perfectly in Democrat language. It's ambiguous and can be redefine in the middle of a debate. Assault weapon is any weapon because that is the definition of a weapon, its purpose is a tool to assault. They do at least narrow it down to a rifle but that still remains subjective. As we stand now rifles with wooden stocks are not assault rifles and rifles with metal black stocks are assault rifles albeit both can do the same amount of assaulting.
This post was edited on 5/26/22 at 9:06 am
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:05 am to brett408
Assault is an action not an object
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:05 am to brett408
I prefer the term battle rifle.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:11 am to brett408
@mffisher
Invented for Nazi infantrymen, further developed by the US military, the AR-15 was the Texas school shooter’s weapon of choice….
Invented for Nazi infantrymen, further developed by the US military, the AR-15 was the Texas school shooter’s weapon of choice….
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:28 am to brett408
These are also not “weapons of war”
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:32 am to brett408
Actually, Armalite Richfield. It was a division of Fairchild Aviation for weapons development.
And who is the hell would want a semiautomatic in a war these days?
And who is the hell would want a semiautomatic in a war these days?
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:36 am to brett408
Actually assault rifle originally I believe was used to describe a weapon that had a selector switch and could fire semi automatic or full automatic.
The ar15, which can fire only semi automatic is not an assault rifle.
But it looks scary.
The ar15, which can fire only semi automatic is not an assault rifle.
But it looks scary.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:40 am to brett408
If I stab you in the eye with a butterknife, is it now an "Assault Weapon"?
do we need common sense utensil regulation?
do we need common sense utensil regulation?
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:04 am to brett408
The notion that "There is no such thing as an assault rifle" is just silly.
The term "assault rifle" is a direct translation of the German word Sturmgewehr. It was used by the German military during the WW2 era to differentiate the new Maschinenpistole 43 (later re-designated Sturmgewehr 44) from existing German submachine guns such as the Maschinenpistole 40.
vs (not same scale, BTW)
The Sturmgewehr (Assault Rifle) 44 is generally considered the first widely-adopted, selective-fire rifle of its type, and the term "assault rifle" is used to describe firearms sharing the same basic characteristics as the StG 44. Many weapons in the M-16 family clearly fit that description.
One can certainly argue whether the AR-15 is an "assault rifle," since it has no full-auto setting, but many of its cousins in the M-16 family do share the basic characteristics of the Sturmgewehr 44.
The term "assault rifle" is a direct translation of the German word Sturmgewehr. It was used by the German military during the WW2 era to differentiate the new Maschinenpistole 43 (later re-designated Sturmgewehr 44) from existing German submachine guns such as the Maschinenpistole 40.
vs (not same scale, BTW)
The Sturmgewehr (Assault Rifle) 44 is generally considered the first widely-adopted, selective-fire rifle of its type, and the term "assault rifle" is used to describe firearms sharing the same basic characteristics as the StG 44. Many weapons in the M-16 family clearly fit that description.
One can certainly argue whether the AR-15 is an "assault rifle," since it has no full-auto setting, but many of its cousins in the M-16 family do share the basic characteristics of the Sturmgewehr 44.
This post was edited on 5/26/22 at 10:26 am
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:09 am to brett408
You can sense their frustration that the usual playbook of word play, definitions, narratives, and such has failed on this issue.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:14 am to brett408
FN Herstal really needs to change their Acronym for their FN SCAR
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:27 am to brett408
Brett, where have you gone?
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:41 am to brett408
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There is no such thing as an assault rifle
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assault rifle, military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and that has the capacity to switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:43 am to brett408
quote:Yes there is - although it doesn't apply to ARs.
There is no such thing as an assault rifle
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:47 am to brett408
I disagree. All rifles are assault rifles.
We agree. It is all a bunch of word games to influence morons and it works.
We agree. It is all a bunch of word games to influence morons and it works.
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:16 am to brett408
There is such thing as an assault rifle but by definition it’s a firearm that can switch from semi automatic fire to automatic fire. The vast majority of US gun owners do not own an assault rifle. A lot of people own semi automatic rifles. The anti gun crowd does need to come up with a new term because every time they call a semi automatic rifle an assault weapon they just show their ignorance.
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