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Yes, because "assault weapons" is a made up term that includes large numbers of perfectly legal semi-automatic firearms. The same rifle can have two different
by douche 10y ago
Yes, because "assault weapons" is a made up term that includes large numbers of perfectly legal semi-automatic firearms. The same rifle can have two different configurations, depending on cosmetic variations which do not affect its underlying capabilities, one of which is "scary" looking enough to trigger the "assault weapon" label, while the other appears to be an innocuous hunting or target-shooting rifle.
- Chris2048 10y agoWell, US law has a legal definition, but I think people used the term before congress decided to make that up. In this case, was it a large weapon? Did the "snipers" carry around their guns openly?
- pc86 10y agoIf by "US law" you mean "federal law," no it does not. It has a legal definition in some US states but they all differ[0] and in every case rely in part of cosmetic features of the weapon. And I'm not sure what the physical size of a weapon has to do with anything. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_weapon#Differing_state_law_definitions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_weapon#Differing_state...