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Originally Posted by EonBlue
Ok, go ahead and call it whatever you want. The media calls it an "assault rifle" purely for propaganda purposes. You can too I guess.
And it's not really the exact same rifle as the M16A2 is it? You feel that the selector switch is a minor difference but in reality that selector switch is the difference between semi-automatic and fully-automatic. And it's not as simple as just having a selector switch - there are other mechanical differences that allow automatic firing.
What you are really advocating is banning semi-automatic rifles of all types - including hunting ones because they can be used in the exact same fashion as an AR15.
FYI - we have pretty strict gun laws in Canada but you can still buy semi-auto hunting rifles and yes you can even buy an AR15 and similar guns. Can you buy them as easily? No not a chance. But people do have them.
I'm not really arguing either in favour or against guns. I think the US definitely has a problem on its hands. But you have to admit the media is twisting the facts about the argument that is occurring.
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It's like putting a speed limiter on a Ferrari limiting the car to 100 mph and saying it's no longer a sports car. Of course it's still a sports car.
How fast a rifle shoots doesn't determine if it's an assault rifle or not.
What makes it an assault rifle is what it was designed to do. An AR15 wasn't designed for hunting, and it wasn't designed for target practice. It was designed to assault a position and kill people.
We sold a nineteen year old kid a rifle with the ability to shoot hundreds of rounds per minute. How is this legal?