How Does A Snowflake Answer The Question:"What Is An Assault Weapon" ??

[Rexx Taylor]

someone should ask these babies how many illegal assault weapons are in circulation and that whether or not we make them legal, it doesnt make a rats ass difference.

 

[miketx]

An assault weapon is whatever a given lawmaking body determines it to be, as a fact of law.

An assault weapon is not solely a select fire rifle or carbine chambred in an intermediate round.

Thank you.
It has more to do with the functional capabilities rather than any particular platform or appearance.

Right. That's why the failed Clinton assault weapons ban limited guns with flash suppressors, pistol grips, heat shields and muzzle brakes. Liars all.

It can be defined in any way.

Thank for admitting that you sorry scum can define something to fit your gun banning movement however it suits you.

 

[jc456]

There is, in popular parlance, the term 'assault weapon'. In generic terms, an assault weapon is a weapon that includes a semi-automatic firing system fed by a high capacity ammunition magazine. There are distinct guns designed for sporting purposes. Among these are hunting rifles (bolt and lever action), pump action shot guns designed to hunt water fowl or shoot clay pigeons, and pistols and revolvers designed for target shooting and self defense.

Assault weapons, on the other hand, have design characteristics more akin to combat weapons. Characteristics that do not necessarily augment their use in sporting activities.

You wanted a definition, you got one.

Now, I know your reputation. You will no doubt respond with a smiley emoticon denoting you think this post is funny. If you want to discuss the merits and virtues of the weapons I described as 'assault weapons', fine. But if all you seek are posts you can ridicule as poorly framed, inarticulate or just plain silly, you might find that some opinions that differ from your own still have merit.

well why don't you post up a link with a quote to back your post. Because a knife is an assault weapon, a rock can be an assault weapon, a car can be an assault weapon.

...and so can a semi-auto AR 15, as determined by the law.

so when asking for a ban, name the gun you want to ban. saying ban assault weapons is soooooo general, it implies much much more. And btw, there was a ban on rifles 1994 to 2004 and no statistics changed. so it did absolutely no good. So we have statistics on what a ban would do. And it doesn't solve a murder problem. Isn't that the objective to the rant?

Did the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Work? - FactCheck.org

"Both sides in the gun debate are misusing academic reports on the impact of the 1994 assault weapons ban, cherry-picking portions out of context to suit their arguments.

• Wayne LaPierre, chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association, told a Senate committee that the “ban had no impact on lowering crime.” But the studies cited by LaPierre concluded that effects of the ban were “still unfolding” when it expired in 2004 and that it was “premature to make definitive assessments of the ban’s impact on gun violence.”
• Conversely, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has introduced a bill to institute a new ban on assault weapons, claimed the 1994 ban “was effective at reducing crime.” That’s not correct either. The study concluded that “we cannot clearly credit the ban with any of the nation’s recent drop in gun violence.”

Both sides in the gun debate are selectively citing from a series of studies that concluded with a 2004 study led by Christopher S. Koper, “An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003.” That report was the final of three studies of the ban, which was enacted in 1994 as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

The final report concluded the ban’s success in reducing crimes committed with banned guns was “mixed.” Gun crimes involving assault weapons declined. However, that decline was “offset throughout at least the late 1990s by steady or rising use of other guns equipped with [large-capacity magazines].”"

 

[jc456]

An assault weapon is whatever a given lawmaking body determines it to be, as a fact of law.

It disturbs the fuck out of me that you and people like you are willing to let those assholes make that kind of decision. Were it a right you cared about, would you be so willing to spread your butt cheeks?

and then bitch about the very same people they want to make that decision. the left is soooooo fked up it's useless to discuss a topic with em cause they have no stability in their agenda.

 

[OldLady]

Not to be rude, but I think everyone but you knows what they mean by "assault weapon."

No, they don't. Most gun murders are with hand guns.

We seem to be focusing on mass murders right now. They are not mostly done with hand guns.

Mass murders (a sketchy term) is the tiniest of a fraction of a percent of the deaths caused by guns in general.

Yet three of the worst in our history have happened in the past six months. They are gaining. In the decade after the assault weapons ban expired, mass shootings and the number of people killed tripled. How much worse does it have to become before it becomes significant to you?

You, and the rest of the radical grabbers, have yet to correlate gun ownership to and out of control mass shooting spree.

It is NOT the guns. It is the people.

It's both. You can't have a mass shooting without a gun.

 

[Indeependent]

I just saw the footage on Fox News as I was coming home. A reporter was sent to some anti-gun March, must of been a very blue state. He is asking a few of the young female protesters if they knew what an assault weapon is. But as expected, they had no clue!
They may as well answered, the real hard question like this.
So like, uh, what is an assault weapon? Uh, like, isn't that like a gun that shoots a lot of bullets?
Or maybe answer it like this?,,,uh,,like,,uhm,,uh?,,,so like, what's an assault weapon? Uh, is that like a gun made from salt?

Fingernail Free Zones

 

[OldLady]

There is, in popular parlance, the term 'assault weapon'. In generic terms, an assault weapon is a weapon that includes a semi-automatic firing system fed by a high capacity ammunition magazine. There are distinct guns designed for sporting purposes. Among these are hunting rifles (bolt and lever action), pump action shot guns designed to hunt water fowl or shoot clay pigeons, and pistols and revolvers designed for target shooting and self defense.

Assault weapons, on the other hand, have design characteristics more akin to combat weapons. Characteristics that do not necessarily augment their use in sporting activities.

You wanted a definition, you got one.

Now, I know your reputation. You will no doubt respond with a smiley emoticon denoting you think this post is funny. If you want to discuss the merits and virtues of the weapons I described as 'assault weapons', fine. But if all you seek are posts you can ridicule as poorly framed, inarticulate or just plain silly, you might find that some opinions that differ from your own still have merit.

well why don't you post up a link with a quote to back your post. Because a knife is an assault weapon, a rock can be an assault weapon, a car can be an assault weapon.

...and so can a semi-auto AR 15, as determined by the law.

so when asking for a ban, name the gun you want to ban. saying ban assault weapons is soooooo general, it implies much much more. And btw, there was a ban on rifles 1994 to 2004 and no statistics changed. so it did absolutely no good. So we have statistics on what a ban would do. And it doesn't solve a murder problem. Isn't that the objective to the rant?

Did the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Work? - FactCheck.org

"Both sides in the gun debate are misusing academic reports on the impact of the 1994 assault weapons ban, cherry-picking portions out of context to suit their arguments.

• Wayne LaPierre, chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association, told a Senate committee that the “ban had no impact on lowering crime.” But the studies cited by LaPierre concluded that effects of the ban were “still unfolding” when it expired in 2004 and that it was “premature to make definitive assessments of the ban’s impact on gun violence.”
• Conversely, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has introduced a bill to institute a new ban on assault weapons, claimed the 1994 ban “was effective at reducing crime.” That’s not correct either. The study concluded that “we cannot clearly credit the ban with any of the nation’s recent drop in gun violence.”

Both sides in the gun debate are selectively citing from a series of studies that concluded with a 2004 study led by Christopher S. Koper, “An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003.” That report was the final of three studies of the ban, which was enacted in 1994 as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

The final report concluded the ban’s success in reducing crimes committed with banned guns was “mixed.” Gun crimes involving assault weapons declined. However, that decline was “offset throughout at least the late 1990s by steady or rising use of other guns equipped with [large-capacity magazines].”"

Sounds like we'd better ban or severely limit large capacity magazines, too, then, huh?

 

[Darkwind]

No, they don't. Most gun murders are with hand guns.

We seem to be focusing on mass murders right now. They are not mostly done with hand guns.

Mass murders (a sketchy term) is the tiniest of a fraction of a percent of the deaths caused by guns in general.

Yet three of the worst in our history have happened in the past six months. They are gaining. In the decade after the assault weapons ban expired, mass shootings and the number of people killed tripled. How much worse does it have to become before it becomes significant to you?

You, and the rest of the radical grabbers, have yet to correlate gun ownership to and out of control mass shooting spree.

It is NOT the guns. It is the people.

It's both. You can't have a mass shooting without a gun.

You don't have mass shootings from 99.9999995% of gun owners either.

 

[Darkwind]

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

and then bitch about the very same people they want to make that decision. the left is soooooo fked up it's useless to discuss a topic with em cause they have no stability in their agenda.

Let's let Congress and/or the States decide when the life of a child begins. Just trust them. They will do the right thing. Have no fear. They will do what is in the interest of the greater good.


Just spread those butt cheeks and bite your lip. Think of the children.

 

[Rexx Taylor]

There is, in popular parlance, the term 'assault weapon'. In generic terms, an assault weapon is a weapon that includes a semi-automatic firing system fed by a high capacity ammunition magazine. There are distinct guns designed for sporting purposes. Among these are hunting rifles (bolt and lever action), pump action shot guns designed to hunt water fowl or shoot clay pigeons, and pistols and revolvers designed for target shooting and self defense.

Assault weapons, on the other hand, have design characteristics more akin to combat weapons. Characteristics that do not necessarily augment their use in sporting activities.

You wanted a definition, you got one.

Now, I know your reputation. You will no doubt respond with a smiley emoticon denoting you think this post is funny. If you want to discuss the merits and virtues of the weapons I described as 'assault weapons', fine. But if all you seek are posts you can ridicule as poorly framed, inarticulate or just plain silly, you might find that some opinions that differ from your own still have merit.

well why don't you post up a link with a quote to back your post. Because a knife is an assault weapon, a rock can be an assault weapon, a car can be an assault weapon.

...and so can a semi-auto AR 15, as determined by the law.

so when asking for a ban, name the gun you want to ban. saying ban assault weapons is soooooo general, it implies much much more. And btw, there was a ban on rifles 1994 to 2004 and no statistics changed. so it did absolutely no good. So we have statistics on what a ban would do. And it doesn't solve a murder problem. Isn't that the objective to the rant?

Did the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Work? - FactCheck.org

"Both sides in the gun debate are misusing academic reports on the impact of the 1994 assault weapons ban, cherry-picking portions out of context to suit their arguments.

• Wayne LaPierre, chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association, told a Senate committee that the “ban had no impact on lowering crime.” But the studies cited by LaPierre concluded that effects of the ban were “still unfolding” when it expired in 2004 and that it was “premature to make definitive assessments of the ban’s impact on gun violence.”
• Conversely, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has introduced a bill to institute a new ban on assault weapons, claimed the 1994 ban “was effective at reducing crime.” That’s not correct either. The study concluded that “we cannot clearly credit the ban with any of the nation’s recent drop in gun violence.”

Both sides in the gun debate are selectively citing from a series of studies that concluded with a 2004 study led by Christopher S. Koper, “An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003.” That report was the final of three studies of the ban, which was enacted in 1994 as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

The final report concluded the ban’s success in reducing crimes committed with banned guns was “mixed.” Gun crimes involving assault weapons declined. However, that decline was “offset throughout at least the late 1990s by steady or rising use of other guns equipped with [large-capacity magazines].”"

i bet if the reporter asked these girls how they felt about banning only cars that can drive past 65MPH, they would of agreed.

 

[jillian]

and then bitch about the very same people they want to make that decision. the left is soooooo fked up it's useless to discuss a topic with em cause they have no stability in their agenda.

Let's let Congress and/or the States decide when the life of a child begins. Just trust them. They will do the right thing. Have no fear. They will do what is in the interest of the greater good.

how about you stay out of it until
a) you can have a child
b) everyone believes the same thing

until then, I've never met anyone wise enough to make those decisions for anyone else.

and only someone who will never have to make such a decision would laugh about it.

this is why no one takes radical religious zealots seriously... except other religious zealots.

but it's adorable that you want to make a discussion about reasonable regulation of weapons into a discussion about reproductive rights.

silly child

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

Being fat is a drain on public resources.

We need a fat tax. Let's let Congress decide the definition of "fat" and get to taxing all the fatties. Trust them. They will only tax the really orca fat people. You're safe. Never fear.

Just spread those butt cheeks and say ahhhh.

 

[jc456]

There is, in popular parlance, the term 'assault weapon'. In generic terms, an assault weapon is a weapon that includes a semi-automatic firing system fed by a high capacity ammunition magazine. There are distinct guns designed for sporting purposes. Among these are hunting rifles (bolt and lever action), pump action shot guns designed to hunt water fowl or shoot clay pigeons, and pistols and revolvers designed for target shooting and self defense.

Assault weapons, on the other hand, have design characteristics more akin to combat weapons. Characteristics that do not necessarily augment their use in sporting activities.

You wanted a definition, you got one.

Now, I know your reputation. You will no doubt respond with a smiley emoticon denoting you think this post is funny. If you want to discuss the merits and virtues of the weapons I described as 'assault weapons', fine. But if all you seek are posts you can ridicule as poorly framed, inarticulate or just plain silly, you might find that some opinions that differ from your own still have merit.

well why don't you post up a link with a quote to back your post. Because a knife is an assault weapon, a rock can be an assault weapon, a car can be an assault weapon.

...and so can a semi-auto AR 15, as determined by the law.

so when asking for a ban, name the gun you want to ban. saying ban assault weapons is soooooo general, it implies much much more. And btw, there was a ban on rifles 1994 to 2004 and no statistics changed. so it did absolutely no good. So we have statistics on what a ban would do. And it doesn't solve a murder problem. Isn't that the objective to the rant?

Did the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Work? - FactCheck.org

"Both sides in the gun debate are misusing academic reports on the impact of the 1994 assault weapons ban, cherry-picking portions out of context to suit their arguments.

• Wayne LaPierre, chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association, told a Senate committee that the “ban had no impact on lowering crime.” But the studies cited by LaPierre concluded that effects of the ban were “still unfolding” when it expired in 2004 and that it was “premature to make definitive assessments of the ban’s impact on gun violence.”
• Conversely, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has introduced a bill to institute a new ban on assault weapons, claimed the 1994 ban “was effective at reducing crime.” That’s not correct either. The study concluded that “we cannot clearly credit the ban with any of the nation’s recent drop in gun violence.”

Both sides in the gun debate are selectively citing from a series of studies that concluded with a 2004 study led by Christopher S. Koper, “An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003.” That report was the final of three studies of the ban, which was enacted in 1994 as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

The final report concluded the ban’s success in reducing crimes committed with banned guns was “mixed.” Gun crimes involving assault weapons declined. However, that decline was “offset throughout at least the late 1990s by steady or rising use of other guns equipped with [large-capacity magazines].”"

Sounds like we'd better ban or severely limit large capacity magazines, too, then, huh?

why? you have no study that will say eliminating them will make murders go down. Not one. More magazines will do the same thing. See the criminal will always get around restrictions, it's what they do and they don't fking care about them. snowflakes like you have limited exposure to reality.

 

[jc456]

and then bitch about the very same people they want to make that decision. the left is soooooo fked up it's useless to discuss a topic with em cause they have no stability in their agenda.

Let's let Congress and/or the States decide when the life of a child begins. Just trust them. They will do the right thing. Have no fear. They will do what is in the interest of the greater good.

how about you stay out of it until
a) you can have a child
b) everyone believes the same thing

until then, I've never met anyone wise enough to make those decisions for anyone else.

and only someone who will never have to make such a decision would laugh about it.

this is why no one takes radical religious zealots seriously... except other religious zealots.

how about you stay out of it until
a) you can have a child

how do you think a woman has a child? doesn't it take a man? Your statement is inaccurate.

 

[jillian]

There is, in popular parlance, the term 'assault weapon'. In generic terms, an assault weapon is a weapon that includes a semi-automatic firing system fed by a high capacity ammunition magazine. There are distinct guns designed for sporting purposes. Among these are hunting rifles (bolt and lever action), pump action shot guns designed to hunt water fowl or shoot clay pigeons, and pistols and revolvers designed for target shooting and self defense.

Assault weapons, on the other hand, have design characteristics more akin to combat weapons. Characteristics that do not necessarily augment their use in sporting activities.

You wanted a definition, you got one.

Now, I know your reputation. You will no doubt respond with a smiley emoticon denoting you think this post is funny. If you want to discuss the merits and virtues of the weapons I described as 'assault weapons', fine. But if all you seek are posts you can ridicule as poorly framed, inarticulate or just plain silly, you might find that some opinions that differ from your own still have merit.

well why don't you post up a link with a quote to back your post. Because a knife is an assault weapon, a rock can be an assault weapon, a car can be an assault weapon.

...and so can a semi-auto AR 15, as determined by the law.

so when asking for a ban, name the gun you want to ban. saying ban assault weapons is soooooo general, it implies much much more. And btw, there was a ban on rifles 1994 to 2004 and no statistics changed. so it did absolutely no good. So we have statistics on what a ban would do. And it doesn't solve a murder problem. Isn't that the objective to the rant?

Did the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Work? - FactCheck.org

"Both sides in the gun debate are misusing academic reports on the impact of the 1994 assault weapons ban, cherry-picking portions out of context to suit their arguments.

• Wayne LaPierre, chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association, told a Senate committee that the “ban had no impact on lowering crime.” But the studies cited by LaPierre concluded that effects of the ban were “still unfolding” when it expired in 2004 and that it was “premature to make definitive assessments of the ban’s impact on gun violence.”
• Conversely, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has introduced a bill to institute a new ban on assault weapons, claimed the 1994 ban “was effective at reducing crime.” That’s not correct either. The study concluded that “we cannot clearly credit the ban with any of the nation’s recent drop in gun violence.”

Both sides in the gun debate are selectively citing from a series of studies that concluded with a 2004 study led by Christopher S. Koper, “An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003.” That report was the final of three studies of the ban, which was enacted in 1994 as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

The final report concluded the ban’s success in reducing crimes committed with banned guns was “mixed.” Gun crimes involving assault weapons declined. However, that decline was “offset throughout at least the late 1990s by steady or rising use of other guns equipped with [large-capacity magazines].”"

i bet if the reporter asked these girls how they felt about banning only cars that can drive past 65MPH, they would of agreed.

Being fat is a drain on public resources.

We need a fat tax. Let's let Congress decide the definition of "fat" and get to taxing all the fatties. Trust them. They will only tax the really orca fat people. You're safe. Never fear.

Just spread those butt cheeks and say ahhhh.

your ignorance is a drain on public resources

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

how about you stay out of it until
a) you can have a child
b) everyone believes the same thing

until then, I've never met anyone wise enough to make those decisions for anyone else.

and only someone who will never have to make such a decision would laugh about it.

this is why no one takes radical religious zealots seriously... except other religious zealots.

Hey, don't bitch at me. I am on your side.

NO man should EVER have the right to decide that issue. Until a dude is forced to carry and take care of a child, he can shut the fuck up.

But, you can't deny that the issues are the same in that one side wants to impose their will on the other. We're talking about authoritarianism verses freedom. Liberty.

I hope you can see the connection.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

your ignorance is a drain on public resources

Should we impose an idiot tax and let Congress decide who the idiots are?

Spread those butt cheeks.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

how do you think a woman has a child? doesn't it take a man? Your statement is inaccurate.

A man does not have to carry that child. It's a huge difference.

I hope she can see her own hypocrisy and lack of principles on the subject of liberty. We will see.

 

[whitehall]

Kids probably witnessed more carnage and mayhem and murder in their short lives with video games and digital enhanced movies than the Greatest Generation did in their entire lives. That having been said most kids probably don't know the difference between automatic weapons and semi auto or bolt action single shot and they don't care. The news media and even so-called reality show producers are just as ignorant. I saw a "mysteries at the museum" episode which is supposed to be accurate. The plot concerned a WW1 era operation on a wounded Soldier who had a bullet in his heart. When they showed the bullet being taken out it turned out to be a full length round with shell casing. Whoops.