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> The term "assault weapon" usually indicates larger magazines and higher rate of fire than firearms that are typically used for self defense or sport. To be b
by wl 2y ago
> The term "assault weapon" usually indicates larger magazines and higher rate of fire than firearms that are typically used for self defense or sport.
To be blunt, you've been lied to about this. No assault weapons ban has ever distinguished firearms based off of their rate of fire. The magazines banned are often are those typically used for self-defense and sport.
- standardUser 2y agoA semi-automatic firearm has a significantly higher rate of fire compared to a single-shot firearm. That's just a fucking fact buddy. Maybe not for every firearm every made, but broadly speaking.
- wl 2y agoIt takes more than being semiautomatic for a firearm to be banned under the assault weapon bans we saw at the federal level and currently have in states like California and New York. In addition to being semiautomatic and having a detachable magazine/fixed magazine of a certain capacity, it needs to have some combination of banned cosmetic or ergonomic features like a pistol grip, an adjustable or foldable stock, or a flash hider. After assault weapon bans, most of the market goes to "featureless" firearms that are still semiautomatic but lack enough banned features to remain legal.