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Re: People Have A 'Fundamental Right' To Own ''Assault'' Weapons, Court Rules! |
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Posted by Dave on Fri Feb 5 21:42:40 2016, in response to Re: People Have A 'Fundamental Right' To Own ''Assault'' Weapons, Court Rules!, posted by SMAZ on Fri Feb 5 16:43:29 2016. According to Wikipedia: "Prior to its use in U.S. firearms laws, the term "assault weapon" was limited to naming certain military weapons, for example, the Rifleman's Assault Weapon, a grenade launcher developed in 1977 for use with the M16 assault rifle, or the Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon, a rocket launcher introduced in 1984."I was specifically referring to "assault weapon," not "assault" rifles. Another opinion comes from Phillip Peterson, the author of Gun Digest Buyer’s Guide to Assault Weapons, who wrote: "The popularly held idea that the term 'assault weapon' originated with anti-gun activists is wrong. The term was first adopted by manufacturers, wholesalers, importers and dealers in the American firearms industry to stimulate sales of certain firearms that did not have an appearance that was familiar to many firearms owners. The manufacturers and gun writers of the day needed a catchy name to identify this new type of gun." According to the Associated Press Stylebook, the media should differentiate between "assault rifles," which are capable of fully automatic firing, and "assault weapons," which are semiautomatic and "not synonymous with assault rifle." |
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