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Originally Posted by kalimus
My personal opinion and what the law says are two different things. So yes, some semi-automatic handguns can be considered "assault weapons" by the letter of the law.
I'm not saying I agree with it, but the fact that we don't agree with the law doesn't change the fact that the law is what sets the definition. And because the law is set differently in each state is why people disagree so much on what "it" actually is.
No, one weapon does not "assault" more than another, but we'd be silly to think a certain kind of weapon isn't better at doing the assaulting than another, and that the AR-15 was designed for something like hunting. It's a stripped down M16. The original platform was designed for military use, and we have a civilian version. That's why the law defines the weapon in the way that it does.
Again... I get what you're saying, but (unfortunately) the law is the law.
I'm a gun enthusiast. Love them. Think we well-balanced and law abiding people have every right in the world to own one (and could argue that we SHOULD).
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Well put. Thnx for typing that....I am on my iPad and really didn't want to get into a long discussion. But you said mostly what I was going to.