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re: There is no such thing as an assault rifle
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:04 am to brett408
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
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Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:26 am to AggieHank86
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The term "assault rifle" is a direct translation of the German word Sturmgewehr
Wrong. It isn’t a direct translation, it is a loose translation.
The DIRECT translation is STORM gun
This post was edited on 5/26/22 at 10:28 am
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:46 am to AggieHank86
You know that excessive editing of posts makes a person look dishonest, don't you?
Posted on 5/26/22 at 10:50 am to AggieHank86
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AggieHank86
An argument can be made that an apple is an orange because you said so…..
Posted on 5/26/22 at 12:56 pm to AggieHank86
Of course this is exactly right and I am surprised you are getting so much pushback.
And, to an earlier poster, "storm" can mean the same thing as "assault." "They stormed the fort" or "They assaulted the fort."
And, to an earlier poster, "storm" can mean the same thing as "assault." "They stormed the fort" or "They assaulted the fort."
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