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In reply to the discussion: Semi automatic military style guns are not assault rifles... [View all]ET Awful
(24,753 posts)9. I'd have to argue regarding the "can't hit shit" . . .
If someone were in a confined area with numerous targets, they most certainly COULD hit many targets in a short period of time. For instance, a person in a crowded room not trying to hit anyone specific, but looking to inflict as many casualties as possible in as short a time as possible wouldn't need extreme accuracy, just a point and shoot form the hip would suffice.
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Excellent Post. Let's not forget that even in Semi-Auto mode they are still an assault weapon.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#2
That's backwards. Once the string makes it full auto, it's no longer an assault weapon
Recursion
Dec 2012
#29
That is a machine gun and I hope someone has referred this video to the BATFE.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2012
#3
Beginning with the M16A2 (issues in the 90's for the first time), there is no full auto on the M16.
ET Awful
Dec 2012
#30
all guns are assault weapons - "In law, assault is a crime that involves causing a victim
msongs
Dec 2012
#4
your caveat is a sad irony: if more of those guys talked, there would be fewer wars
yurbud
Dec 2012
#11