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Originally Posted by spence
For the purposes of this thread they are pretty much interchangeable. The historic naming of such devices is pretty much irrelevant unless it's to distract from the point at hand...
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Yeah I guess. Kindasorta like how bicycles and motorcycles are the same because some idiots can't discern further than each having two wheels. I wouldn't be comfortable with those people being given the task of creating policy and laws for them.
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Originally Posted by spence
There is a legal precedent that classified the AR 15 as an assault weapon.
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Except when an AR wasn't an "Assault Weapon", like when the bayonet lug and flash suppressor was removed.
So, under the "assault Weapons Ban", which one is an "AR-15 Assault Weapon" and which one is just an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle?
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Originally Posted by spence
That the law expired doesn't change the description, it simply means those in charge of policy at the time didn't feel necessary to continue with the ban.
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Well, if you really want to pick nits, if the "legal precedent" that defined what an "Assault Weapon" has expired, can you
really say that "Assault Weapon" remains a valid descriptor of
anything since legally no "Assault Weapons" exist?
All in all I see this exchange as validation for my earlier stated position:
"The hallmark of a typical vocal anti-gun Liberal / Progressive is a profound ignorance of the most simple functions of firearms as mechanical objects, (i.e., fully automatic vs semi-automatic) let alone technical aspects like ballistics (i.e., "hollow point armor piercing ammo") . . . Liberals / Progressives "just know" that guns are "bad" and no amount of logic, legal citation, stats or facts will dissuade their illogical and emotional based position. In fact, their ignorance is worn as a badge of honor because they don't want to share anything, even knowledge, with sub-human "gun-nuts". They will never acknowledge being corrected and will never modify their terminology; a pro-gun person can never be recognized as being correct about anything."