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In a lot of the media and even some of the threads on the forum, there has been an incorrect description of an AR-15 style weapon as an "assault rifle" and comparing an AR or it's variants to an AK-47.
An "assault rifle" is a military weapon that is capable of selective fire, semi-auto or full auto.
An "assault weapon" is basically a legal and political term invented to classify certain guns that have some characteristics of true assault rifles.
The "AR-15" does not mean "Assault Rifle-15", despite what TV talking heads say. It is NOT a military assault rifle, it is NOT the same class of weapon as an AK-47 or M-16. It might look like an M-16, but it is not the same gun.
By the definition of "assault weapon", if you had a gun that had a detachable clip (such as a Rem 760) and had a threaded barrel for a BOSS (which could be changed out for a flash suppressor) and decided to change to an aftermarket stock with a pistol grip and thumb hole, you have an "assault weapon".
Don't be confused or fooled when the news talking heads or politicos talk about "assault rifles" and "assault weapons" interchangeably. These are two separate things.
An "assault rifle" is a military weapon that is capable of selective fire, semi-auto or full auto.
An "assault weapon" is basically a legal and political term invented to classify certain guns that have some characteristics of true assault rifles.
The "AR-15" does not mean "Assault Rifle-15", despite what TV talking heads say. It is NOT a military assault rifle, it is NOT the same class of weapon as an AK-47 or M-16. It might look like an M-16, but it is not the same gun.
By the definition of "assault weapon", if you had a gun that had a detachable clip (such as a Rem 760) and had a threaded barrel for a BOSS (which could be changed out for a flash suppressor) and decided to change to an aftermarket stock with a pistol grip and thumb hole, you have an "assault weapon".
Don't be confused or fooled when the news talking heads or politicos talk about "assault rifles" and "assault weapons" interchangeably. These are two separate things.