Nobody needs an AK47 with a 30 round magazine

[turtledude]

Your logic is nonexistent RW. Your very handle screams POE or TROLL and the dishonesty only accentuates every time you post

Credible sources have indicated to me that you, are not in fact.......a turtle

No shit captain obvious

 

[ChrisL]

Your logic is nonexistent RW. Your very handle screams POE or TROLL and the dishonesty only accentuates every time you post

Credible sources have indicated to me that you, are not in fact.......a turtle

No shit captain obvious

I'm so disappointed. All this time, I thought I was talking with Crush from Finding Nemo.

 

[DrDoomNGloom]

What law and who's rights is the guy with 2 rifles infringing on? How does a law abiding citizen hurt anyone with an assault rifle that is kept on his own premises?

=======================================

why do people keep using the term "ASSAULT WEAPON", only a few thousand people actually own an "ASSAULT WEAPON".

please read the following.

The Truth About Assault Weapons

Assault weapon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the United States legal and political term. For fully automatic military rifles, see Assault rifle. For other uses, see Assault weapon (disambiguation).

U.S. Firearms Legal Topics

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

In the United States, assault weapon is a legal and political term used in firearms laws to define and restrict specific firearms. Definitions usually include semi-automatic firearms with a detachable magazine and one or more tactical, cosmetic, ergonomic, or safety features, such as a flash suppressor, pistol grip, or barrel shroud, respectively.[1][2][3] The exact definition of the term varies among federal, state, and local jurisdictions limiting or prohibiting firearms manufacture, importation, sale, or possession.[4] Some firearms are specified by name. A key defining law was the now defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.[5] At that time, the U.S. Justice Department stated "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use."[3]

Considerable debate continues in the United States on how assault weapons should be defined, whether or not they should be legally restricted more than other firearms, and even whether or not the term should be used at all.[2][6][7][8][9] It has been asserted that the term is a media invention or intended by gun control activists to foster confusion with the public over differences between full automatic and semi-automatic firearms,[10][11][12] while others argue that the term was promulgated by the firearms industry itself.[2][7][13] The term is sometimes conflated with the term "assault rifle", which refers to military rifles capable of switching between semi-automatic and fully automatic fire.[14]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_weapon#cite_note-14

 

[rightwinger]

What law and who's rights is the guy with 2 rifles infringing on? How does a law abiding citizen hurt anyone with an assault rifle that is kept on his own premises?

=======================================

why do people keep using the term "ASSAULT WEAPON", only a few thousand people actually own an "ASSAULT WEAPON".

please read the following.

The Truth About Assault Weapons

Assault weapon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the United States legal and political term. For fully automatic military rifles, see Assault rifle. For other uses, see Assault weapon (disambiguation).

U.S. Firearms Legal Topics

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

In the United States, assault weapon is a legal and political term used in firearms laws to define and restrict specific firearms. Definitions usually include semi-automatic firearms with a detachable magazine and one or more tactical, cosmetic, ergonomic, or safety features, such as a flash suppressor, pistol grip, or barrel shroud, respectively.[1][2][3] The exact definition of the term varies among federal, state, and local jurisdictions limiting or prohibiting firearms manufacture, importation, sale, or possession.[4] Some firearms are specified by name. A key defining law was the now defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.[5] At that time, the U.S. Justice Department stated "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use."[3]

Considerable debate continues in the United States on how assault weapons should be defined, whether or not they should be legally restricted more than other firearms, and even whether or not the term should be used at all.[2][6][7][8][9] It has been asserted that the term is a media invention or intended by gun control activists to foster confusion with the public over differences between full automatic and semi-automatic firearms,[10][11][12] while others argue that the term was promulgated by the firearms industry itself.[2][7][13] The term is sometimes conflated with the term "assault rifle", which refers to military rifles capable of switching between semi-automatic and fully automatic fire.[14]

If an AK-47 is not an assult weapon, what kind of weapon should it be characterized as?

A hunting rifle? Target rifle? Skeet shooting rifle?

 

[RandallFlagg]

What law and who's rights is the guy with 2 rifles infringing on? How does a law abiding citizen hurt anyone with an assault rifle that is kept on his own premises?

=======================================

why do people keep using the term "ASSAULT WEAPON", only a few thousand people actually own an "ASSAULT WEAPON".

please read the following.

The Truth About Assault Weapons

Assault weapon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the United States legal and political term. For fully automatic military rifles, see Assault rifle. For other uses, see Assault weapon (disambiguation).

U.S. Firearms Legal Topics

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

In the United States, assault weapon is a legal and political term used in firearms laws to define and restrict specific firearms. Definitions usually include semi-automatic firearms with a detachable magazine and one or more tactical, cosmetic, ergonomic, or safety features, such as a flash suppressor, pistol grip, or barrel shroud, respectively.[1][2][3] The exact definition of the term varies among federal, state, and local jurisdictions limiting or prohibiting firearms manufacture, importation, sale, or possession.[4] Some firearms are specified by name. A key defining law was the now defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.[5] At that time, the U.S. Justice Department stated "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use."[3]

Considerable debate continues in the United States on how assault weapons should be defined, whether or not they should be legally restricted more than other firearms, and even whether or not the term should be used at all.[2][6][7][8][9] It has been asserted that the term is a media invention or intended by gun control activists to foster confusion with the public over differences between full automatic and semi-automatic firearms,[10][11][12] while others argue that the term was promulgated by the firearms industry itself.[2][7][13] The term is sometimes conflated with the term "assault rifle", which refers to military rifles capable of switching between semi-automatic and fully automatic fire.[14]

If an AK-47 is not an assult weapon, what kind of weapon should it be characterized as?

A hunting rifle? Target rifle? Skeet shooting rifle?

Let me guess...you're one of those idiots who believe that "AR" stands for Assault Rifle, right? And AR or an AK in it's civilian version is nothing more than a semi-automatic rifle with a large capacity magazine ( if the owner chooses to use a high capacity magazine)

An "ASSAULT RIFLE" refers to the military version of the same rifle - difference? The military version is capable of firing full automatic. My Remington 700 (used by military snipers) is twice as deadly at twice the distance and fires one round at a time.

Hell, why waste my breath? Won't make a damned bit of difference to you.

 

[rightwinger]

What law and who's rights is the guy with 2 rifles infringing on? How does a law abiding citizen hurt anyone with an assault rifle that is kept on his own premises?

=======================================

why do people keep using the term "ASSAULT WEAPON", only a few thousand people actually own an "ASSAULT WEAPON".

please read the following.

The Truth About Assault Weapons

Assault weapon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the United States legal and political term. For fully automatic military rifles, see Assault rifle. For other uses, see Assault weapon (disambiguation).

U.S. Firearms Legal Topics

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

In the United States, assault weapon is a legal and political term used in firearms laws to define and restrict specific firearms. Definitions usually include semi-automatic firearms with a detachable magazine and one or more tactical, cosmetic, ergonomic, or safety features, such as a flash suppressor, pistol grip, or barrel shroud, respectively.[1][2][3] The exact definition of the term varies among federal, state, and local jurisdictions limiting or prohibiting firearms manufacture, importation, sale, or possession.[4] Some firearms are specified by name. A key defining law was the now defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.[5] At that time, the U.S. Justice Department stated "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use."[3]

Considerable debate continues in the United States on how assault weapons should be defined, whether or not they should be legally restricted more than other firearms, and even whether or not the term should be used at all.[2][6][7][8][9] It has been asserted that the term is a media invention or intended by gun control activists to foster confusion with the public over differences between full automatic and semi-automatic firearms,[10][11][12] while others argue that the term was promulgated by the firearms industry itself.[2][7][13] The term is sometimes conflated with the term "assault rifle", which refers to military rifles capable of switching between semi-automatic and fully automatic fire.[14]

If an AK-47 is not an assult weapon, what kind of weapon should it be characterized as?

A hunting rifle? Target rifle? Skeet shooting rifle?

Let me guess...you're one of those idiots who believe that "AR" stands for Assault Rifle, right? And AR or an AK in it's civilian version is nothing more than a semi-automatic rifle with a large capacity magazine ( if the owner chooses to use a high capacity magazine)

An "ASSAULT RIFLE" refers to the military version of the same rifle - difference? The military version is capable of firing full automatic. My Remington 700 (used by military snipers) is twice as deadly at twice the distance and fires one round at a time.

Hell, why waste my breath? Won't make a damned bit of difference to you.

You failed to answer what an AK-47 should be characterized as

You claim it is not an assault weapon. Tell us what it should be labeled as

 

[RandallFlagg]

What law and who's rights is the guy with 2 rifles infringing on? How does a law abiding citizen hurt anyone with an assault rifle that is kept on his own premises?

=======================================

why do people keep using the term "ASSAULT WEAPON", only a few thousand people actually own an "ASSAULT WEAPON".

please read the following.

The Truth About Assault Weapons

Assault weapon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the United States legal and political term. For fully automatic military rifles, see Assault rifle. For other uses, see Assault weapon (disambiguation).

U.S. Firearms Legal Topics

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

In the United States, assault weapon is a legal and political term used in firearms laws to define and restrict specific firearms. Definitions usually include semi-automatic firearms with a detachable magazine and one or more tactical, cosmetic, ergonomic, or safety features, such as a flash suppressor, pistol grip, or barrel shroud, respectively.[1][2][3] The exact definition of the term varies among federal, state, and local jurisdictions limiting or prohibiting firearms manufacture, importation, sale, or possession.[4] Some firearms are specified by name. A key defining law was the now defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.[5] At that time, the U.S. Justice Department stated "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use."[3]

Considerable debate continues in the United States on how assault weapons should be defined, whether or not they should be legally restricted more than other firearms, and even whether or not the term should be used at all.[2][6][7][8][9] It has been asserted that the term is a media invention or intended by gun control activists to foster confusion with the public over differences between full automatic and semi-automatic firearms,[10][11][12] while others argue that the term was promulgated by the firearms industry itself.[2][7][13] The term is sometimes conflated with the term "assault rifle", which refers to military rifles capable of switching between semi-automatic and fully automatic fire.[14]

If an AK-47 is not an assult weapon, what kind of weapon should it be characterized as?

A hunting rifle? Target rifle? Skeet shooting rifle?

Let me guess...you're one of those idiots who believe that "AR" stands for Assault Rifle, right? And AR or an AK in it's civilian version is nothing more than a semi-automatic rifle with a large capacity magazine ( if the owner chooses to use a high capacity magazine)

An "ASSAULT RIFLE" refers to the military version of the same rifle - difference? The military version is capable of firing full automatic. My Remington 700 (used by military snipers) is twice as deadly at twice the distance and fires one round at a time.

Hell, why waste my breath? Won't make a damned bit of difference to you.

You failed to answer what an AK-47 should be characterized as

You claim it is not an assault weapon. Tell us what it should be labeled as

Jesus H Christ......

If the AK is military issue - it is an assault weapon. If it is a remanufactured civilian version it is nothing more than a semi automatic rifle. How damned hard is that for you to understand!?!?!

 

[The Rabbi]

[


You failed to answer what an AK-47 should be characterized as

You claim it is not an assault weapon. Tell us what it should be labeled as

The correct term is "modern sporting rifle."

 

[DrDoomNGloom]

You failed to answer what an AK-47 should be characterized as

You claim it is not an assault weapon. Tell us what it should be labeled as

The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known in the Soviet documentation as Avtomat Kalashnikova (Russian: Автомат Калашникова). It is also known as Kalashnikov, AK, or in Russian slang, Kalash. No number was present in the Soviet military nomenclature for Kalashnikov's assault rifles until the adoption of the AK-74.

Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year of World War II (1945). After the war in 1946, the AK-47 was presented for official military trials. In 1948 the fixed-stock version was introduced into active service with selected units of the Soviet Army. An early development of the design was the AKS (S—Skladnoy or "folding"), which was equipped with an underfolding metal shoulder stock. In 1949, the AK-47 was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces[10] and used by the majority of the member states of the Warsaw Pact.

Even after six decades the model and its variants remain the most popular and widely used assault rifles in the world because of their substantial reliability even under harsh conditions, low production costs compared to contemporary Western weapons, availability in virtually every geographic region and ease of use. The AK-47 has been manufactured in many countries and has seen service with armed forces as well as irregular forces worldwide, and was the basis for developing many other types of individual and crew-served firearms. More AK-type rifles have been produced than all other assault rifles combined.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKillicoat20073-4

he told you already, here is what Wikipedia say's

 

[Dr Grump]

has anyone ever seen a well reasoned and intellectually honest statement from a gun banner?

Yes - in France, Australia, the UK, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany - all have certain restrictions on certain kinds of weapons. The vast majority of people are happy with those restrictions...go figure...

No, he was asking for a well reasoned and intellectually honest statement. Not the crap you threw out, which combines an erroneous selection of countries with a democratic fallacy. Thus proving:
Rabbi Rules!

Sometimes societies decide to do things for the greater good. Those civilised societies I have mentioned have decided they don't want to live in a society where there is a proliferation of guns. Shrug...up to them.

 

[Dr Grump]

It's a poor response. The UK, Norway,and Germany have all had mass shooting events after their gun control was enacted. But looking at overall crime, it has not decreased in those countries since gun control. Actually the opposite.
So that argument is a fail.
It was going to be because there is no, absolutely no, well reasoned intelligent argument for gun control. None.

But NZ hasn't. Australia hasn't. Norway has had one incident. What incident has the UK had? There has been an overall decrease in gun crime in all those countries. And it's not about crime, it's about knowing when I walk down the street some guy isn't going to go postal on my arse because he got a bad haircut. Here's my list of mass shootings in the US since 1982 A Guide to Mass Shootings in America Mother Jones

Where's yours with regard to the Germany, Norway, Australia, France, NZ, Canada et al since firearms restrictions have come into place.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

What law and who's rights is the guy with 2 rifles infringing on? How does a law abiding citizen hurt anyone with an assault rifle that is kept on his own premises?

=======================================

why do people keep using the term "ASSAULT WEAPON", only a few thousand people actually own an "ASSAULT WEAPON".

please read the following.

The Truth About Assault Weapons

Assault weapon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the United States legal and political term. For fully automatic military rifles, see Assault rifle. For other uses, see Assault weapon (disambiguation).

U.S. Firearms Legal Topics

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

In the United States, assault weapon is a legal and political term used in firearms laws to define and restrict specific firearms. Definitions usually include semi-automatic firearms with a detachable magazine and one or more tactical, cosmetic, ergonomic, or safety features, such as a flash suppressor, pistol grip, or barrel shroud, respectively.[1][2][3] The exact definition of the term varies among federal, state, and local jurisdictions limiting or prohibiting firearms manufacture, importation, sale, or possession.[4] Some firearms are specified by name. A key defining law was the now defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.[5] At that time, the U.S. Justice Department stated "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use."[3]

Considerable debate continues in the United States on how assault weapons should be defined, whether or not they should be legally restricted more than other firearms, and even whether or not the term should be used at all.[2][6][7][8][9] It has been asserted that the term is a media invention or intended by gun control activists to foster confusion with the public over differences between full automatic and semi-automatic firearms,[10][11][12] while others argue that the term was promulgated by the firearms industry itself.[2][7][13] The term is sometimes conflated with the term "assault rifle", which refers to military rifles capable of switching between semi-automatic and fully automatic fire.[14]

If an AK-47 is not an assult weapon, what kind of weapon should it be characterized as?

A hunting rifle? Target rifle? Skeet shooting rifle?

Let me guess...you're one of those idiots who believe that "AR" stands for Assault Rifle, right? And AR or an AK in it's civilian version is nothing more than a semi-automatic rifle with a large capacity magazine ( if the owner chooses to use a high capacity magazine)

An "ASSAULT RIFLE" refers to the military version of the same rifle - difference? The military version is capable of firing full automatic. My Remington 700 (used by military snipers) is twice as deadly at twice the distance and fires one round at a time.

Hell, why waste my breath? Won't make a damned bit of difference to you.

You failed to answer what an AK-47 should be characterized as

You claim it is not an assault weapon. Tell us what it should be labeled as

Jesus H Christ......

If the AK is military issue - it is an assault weapon. If it is a remanufactured civilian version it is nothing more than a semi automatic rifle. How damned hard is that for you to understand!?!?!

That is not correct

According the US Army (who knows a thing or two about such things)

Assault rifles are short, compact, selective-fire weapons that fire a cartridge intermediate in power between submachinegun and rifle cartridges

Assault rifles have mild recoil characteristics and, because of this, are capable of delivering effective full-automatic fire at ranges up to 300 meters."

http://031d26d.namesecurehost.com/gunfax//aw.htm?3e3ea140

The weapon's intended customer makes no difference. It's all about the characteristics. A civilian AR15 isn't an assault rifle because it is not a selective fire full automatic - unless modified - not because it was sold it to a civilian.

 

[Jarlaxle]

If an AK-47 is not an assult weapon, what kind of weapon should it be characterized as?

A hunting rifle? Target rifle? Skeet shooting rifle?

A semiautomatic rifle, just like an M1 Garand, Ruger Ranch, or Winchester Model 63.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

What law and who's rights is the guy with 2 rifles infringing on? How does a law abiding citizen hurt anyone with an assault rifle that is kept on his own premises?

=======================================

why do people keep using the term "ASSAULT WEAPON", only a few thousand people actually own an "ASSAULT WEAPON".

please read the following.

The Truth About Assault Weapons

Assault weapon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the United States legal and political term. For fully automatic military rifles, see Assault rifle. For other uses, see Assault weapon (disambiguation).

U.S. Firearms Legal Topics

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

In the United States, assault weapon is a legal and political term used in firearms laws to define and restrict specific firearms. Definitions usually include semi-automatic firearms with a detachable magazine and one or more tactical, cosmetic, ergonomic, or safety features, such as a flash suppressor, pistol grip, or barrel shroud, respectively.[1][2][3] The exact definition of the term varies among federal, state, and local jurisdictions limiting or prohibiting firearms manufacture, importation, sale, or possession.[4] Some firearms are specified by name. A key defining law was the now defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.[5] At that time, the U.S. Justice Department stated "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use."[3]

Considerable debate continues in the United States on how assault weapons should be defined, whether or not they should be legally restricted more than other firearms, and even whether or not the term should be used at all.[2][6][7][8][9] It has been asserted that the term is a media invention or intended by gun control activists to foster confusion with the public over differences between full automatic and semi-automatic firearms,[10][11][12] while others argue that the term was promulgated by the firearms industry itself.[2][7][13] The term is sometimes conflated with the term "assault rifle", which refers to military rifles capable of switching between semi-automatic and fully automatic fire.[14]

If an AK-47 is not an assult weapon, what kind of weapon should it be characterized as?

A hunting rifle? Target rifle? Skeet shooting rifle?

An AK-47 is ABSOLUTELY an assault rifle.

Anyone who says differently is wrong.

 

[rightwinger]

[


You failed to answer what an AK-47 should be characterized as

You claim it is not an assault weapon. Tell us what it should be labeled as

The correct term is "modern sporting rifle."

That's it.......that's what Adam Lanza used

 

[M14 Shooter]

It's a poor response. The UK, Norway,and Germany have all had mass shooting events after their gun control was enacted. But looking at overall crime, it has not decreased in those countries since gun control. Actually the opposite.
So that argument is a fail.
It was going to be because there is no, absolutely no, well reasoned intelligent argument for gun control. None.

But NZ hasn't. Australia hasn't. Norway has had one incident. What incident has the UK had? There has been an overall decrease in gun crime in all those countries. And it's not about crime, it's about knowing when I walk down the street some guy isn't going to go postal on my arse because he got a bad haircut. Here's my list of mass shootings in the US since 1982 A Guide to Mass Shootings in America Mother Jones

Where's yours with regard to the Germany, Norway, Australia, France, NZ, Canada et al since firearms restrictions have come into place.

Accoring to the FBI uniform crime reports, compiled from the relevant yearly releases...

1995-2011:
248797 murders
7612 involved rifles.

Assuming the best case for your argument, that every one of those rifles was an 'assult weapon' and that every murder involved a different rifle (irony alert), ~3% of all the murders over a 16 year period involved an 'assault weapon'.
Over the same period, you were 4.2x more likely to be murdered with a bladed weapon, 1.5x more likely to be murdered with a blunt weapons, and 2.0x more likely to be murdered with a body part.

Thus, your fear can only be described as irrational.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

It's a poor response. The UK, Norway,and Germany have all had mass shooting events after their gun control was enacted. But looking at overall crime, it has not decreased in those countries since gun control. Actually the opposite.
So that argument is a fail.
It was going to be because there is no, absolutely no, well reasoned intelligent argument for gun control. None.

But NZ hasn't. Australia hasn't. Norway has had one incident. What incident has the UK had? There has been an overall decrease in gun crime in all those countries. And it's not about crime, it's about knowing when I walk down the street some guy isn't going to go postal on my arse because he got a bad haircut. Here's my list of mass shootings in the US since 1982 A Guide to Mass Shootings in America Mother Jones

Where's yours with regard to the Germany, Norway, Australia, France, NZ, Canada et al since firearms restrictions have come into place.

Accoring to the FBI uniform crime reports, compiled from the relevant yearly releases...

1995-2011:
248797 murders
7612 involved rifles.

Assuming the best case for your argument, that every one of those rifles was an 'assult weapon' and that every murder involved a different rifle (irony alert), ~3% of all the murders over a 16 year period involved an 'assault weapon'.
Over the same period, you were 4.2x more likely to be murdered with a bladed weapon, 1.5x more likely to be murdered with a blunt weapons, and 2.0x more likely to be murdered with a body part.

Thus, your fear can only be described as irrational.

Correct, handguns are the firearm of choice for most criminals. For fairly obvious reasons.

 

[Dr Grump]

Accoring to the FBI uniform crime reports, compiled from the relevant yearly releases...

1995-2011:
248797 murders
7612 involved rifles.

Assuming the best case for your argument, that every one of those rifles was an 'assult weapon' and that every murder involved a different rifle (irony alert), ~3% of all the murders over a 16 year period involved an 'assault weapon'.
Over the same period, you were 4.2x more likely to be murdered with a bladed weapon, 1.5x more likely to be murdered with a blunt weapons, and 2.0x more likely to be murdered with a body part.

Thus, your fear can only be described as irrational.

Who is talking assault weapons? Not I. I know part of this thread people are bringing it up, I'm talking firearms in general.

I don't fear firearms, I find the need for them in a so-called civilised society irrational. I get the 'need' 100 years ago when land was being broken in and things were a lot different back then. I find most pro-gun advocates are either gung-ho and love the idea of a weapon at their side, or they have an irrational fear of their govt.

 

[The Rabbi]

What law and who's rights is the guy with 2 rifles infringing on? How does a law abiding citizen hurt anyone with an assault rifle that is kept on his own premises?

=======================================

why do people keep using the term "ASSAULT WEAPON", only a few thousand people actually own an "ASSAULT WEAPON".

please read the following.

The Truth About Assault Weapons

Assault weapon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the United States legal and political term. For fully automatic military rifles, see Assault rifle. For other uses, see Assault weapon (disambiguation).

U.S. Firearms Legal Topics

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

In the United States, assault weapon is a legal and political term used in firearms laws to define and restrict specific firearms. Definitions usually include semi-automatic firearms with a detachable magazine and one or more tactical, cosmetic, ergonomic, or safety features, such as a flash suppressor, pistol grip, or barrel shroud, respectively.[1][2][3] The exact definition of the term varies among federal, state, and local jurisdictions limiting or prohibiting firearms manufacture, importation, sale, or possession.[4] Some firearms are specified by name. A key defining law was the now defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.[5] At that time, the U.S. Justice Department stated "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use."[3]

Considerable debate continues in the United States on how assault weapons should be defined, whether or not they should be legally restricted more than other firearms, and even whether or not the term should be used at all.[2][6][7][8][9] It has been asserted that the term is a media invention or intended by gun control activists to foster confusion with the public over differences between full automatic and semi-automatic firearms,[10][11][12] while others argue that the term was promulgated by the firearms industry itself.[2][7][13] The term is sometimes conflated with the term "assault rifle", which refers to military rifles capable of switching between semi-automatic and fully automatic fire.[14]

If an AK-47 is not an assult weapon, what kind of weapon should it be characterized as?

A hunting rifle? Target rifle? Skeet shooting rifle?

An AK-47 is ABSOLUTELY an assault rifle.

Anyone who says differently is wrong.

Because you say so.
An assault rifle by definition is select fire. The ones sold typically in the US are not select fire. They are fundamentally no different from the gun James Earl Ray used on MLK.

 

[turtledude]

Accoring to the FBI uniform crime reports, compiled from the relevant yearly releases...

1995-2011:
248797 murders
7612 involved rifles.

Assuming the best case for your argument, that every one of those rifles was an 'assult weapon' and that every murder involved a different rifle (irony alert), ~3% of all the murders over a 16 year period involved an 'assault weapon'.
Over the same period, you were 4.2x more likely to be murdered with a bladed weapon, 1.5x more likely to be murdered with a blunt weapons, and 2.0x more likely to be murdered with a body part.

Thus, your fear can only be described as irrational.

Who is talking assault weapons? Not I. I know part of this thread people are bringing it up, I'm talking firearms in general.

I don't fear firearms, I find the need for them in a so-called civilised society irrational. I get the 'need' 100 years ago when land was being broken in and things were a lot different back then. I find most pro-gun advocates are either gung-ho and love the idea of a weapon at their side, or they have an irrational fear of their govt.

People who think and FEEL like you are the reason why freedom loving people need firearms. When people like you get in power, you might well start trying to use government force to confiscate items you don't think we need

and then we will need such weapons to deal with those who want to confiscate our arms.