(01-26-2021, 04:00 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(01-26-2021, 02:55 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: When was an assault rifle used to kill students or concert goers?

Sandy Hook, Columbine, Pulse, Parkland, Midland ...there's plenty to choose from. The argument over what is or is not an "Assault Rifle" is mere semantics; semi-auto rifles with large capacity magazines are truly the most common weapons used in mass killings. That's a fact. It's also a fact that Americans have the right to own them without governmental interference.

Semi-automatic rifles do not fit the definition of an "assault rifle" and "large capacity magazines" is subjective.  Ignore "semantics" all you want, but once that term is put into legislation it does nothing to prevent a common sporting rifle such as an AR-15 from being purchased, owned or operated (though that is the goal of many anti-gun democrats).

The fact of the matter is that it's not the hardware, it's the person using it that is the problem.

(01-26-2021, 04:16 PM)captivating Wrote: Assault rifle means any semi-automatic (or fully automatic) rifle.  Hurricane never mentioned the AR-15.  Even gun manufacturers use the collective term, assault rifle.

https://www.heckler-koch.com/en/products...ifles.html

As usual you are wrong.  The link that you provided I assume meets the actual criteria, but it's a German company and the kinds of weapons shown on their website are actually illegal (for the most part) in the U.S. without a special permit.

Perhaps you should educate yourself.

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