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re: What exactly is an "assault" rifle?

Posted on 6/14/19 at 3:03 pm to
Posted by Paige
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Posted on 6/14/19 at 3:03 pm to
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An assault rifle is a selective-fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine
per Wikipedia
Posted by fallguy_1978
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Posted on 6/14/19 at 3:06 pm to
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An assault rifle is a selective-fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine

And ARs aren't selective fire.
This post was edited on 6/14/19 at 3:09 pm
Posted by Darth_Vader
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Posted on 6/14/19 at 3:43 pm to
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An assault rifle is a selective-fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine


Paige is exactly correct.

This is an assault rifle.


This is not.


It has nothing to do with how they look or how much ammunition their magazine holds. It has everything to do with how they function.
Posted by JohnWicksDawg
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Posted on 6/16/19 at 6:09 pm to
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An assault rifle is a selective-fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine
So I guess an M1 Garand isn't an assault rifle.
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