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> my interest is in the messaging that this gun carries when wielding it in a urban environment during a riot. Yeah, exactly. ""Assault"" rifles are defined en
by dahfizz 5y ago
> my interest is in the messaging that this gun carries when wielding it in a urban environment during a riot.
Yeah, exactly. ""Assault"" rifles are defined entirely by your emotional response to seeing it. It's a concept invented by the media.
- remarkEon 5y agoI wouldn't say the concept was "invented" by the media, but it does have a swirling personality around it that feels that way. Obviously I am biased, but "assault" to me always meant the rifle has ergonomic enhancements that make it safer to employ since you can better control recoil, among other things. That's ... not exactly something you'll hear on CNN.