Originally Posted by Taichiliberal
Translation: another Super Freaking Dumb smoke blowing and insipid stubbornness. Anyone with an 8th grade reading comprehension skill can understand the clear statements of the OP and subsequent responses. But rather than just concede a point, SF just displays the usual intellectual dishonesty we all expect from the rabid fringe gunner/conservative.
The point is that the AR-15 (style) rifle(s) sold commercially are ASSAULT RIFLES....originally designed for military use and is highly adaptable for modifications....but STILL an assault rifle.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly..._10469112.html
The firearms industry itself introduced the term "assault weapon" to build interest in new product lines.[8] Phillip Peterson, the author of Gun Digest Buyer’s Guide to Assault Weapons (2008) 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.[23]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_weapon