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16. Depends on your definition. ...
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 08:49 PM
Jun 2016

If you are talking about attacks using a semi-automatic rifle with a detachable magazine that can hold more than ten rounds, you are right.

However the definition I was using is broader. A pistol such as a Glock could fall within the definition of an assault weapon.


Drawing from federal and state law definitions, the term assault weapon refers primarily to semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns that are able to accept detachable magazines and possess one or more other features.[2][9][10][11] Some jurisdictions define revolving cylinder shotguns as assault weapons.[12][13] Legislative definitions do not include fully automatic weapons, which are regulated separately as Title II weapons under federal law.[14][9][n 1] A key defining law was the now-defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.[14] At that time, the United States Department of Justice said, "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use."[3]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_weapon



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"designated carriers". nt jmg257 Jun 2016 #1
Bullshit Bluzmann57 Jun 2016 #2
In some states Aerows Jun 2016 #5
And how the hell would such a limitation... 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #12
You've got me. Aerows Jun 2016 #14
Of course he isl ailsagirl Jun 2016 #3
I this the same NRA that supports guns in churches and cinemas?? malaise Jun 2016 #4
And, of course, this: yallerdawg Jun 2016 #6
Millions of CCWs out there safeinOhio Jun 2016 #7
I forgot that it happens all the time safeinOhio Jun 2016 #8
You don't often hear about such incidents but while rare they do happen. ... spin Jun 2016 #11
As I said, none of these cases safeinOhio Jun 2016 #15
Depends on your definition. ... spin Jun 2016 #16
"It also defies the law." More NRA bullshit. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2016 #9
the nra defies common sense. spanone Jun 2016 #10
The nra is an affront to human decency ailsagirl Jun 2016 #13
Time to highly restrict semi-automatics. roamer65 Jun 2016 #17
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