The fact is that there are no such things as "assault weapons". Either that, or they all are. You see, this is an erroneous term literally coined by the Clinton Admin. when Hillary was crafting one of her stabs at the Second Amendment, this time to do with magazine capacity. The term "assault rifle" is the military and civilian canon generally reserved for automatic and semi-automatic light arms typically carried by soldiers. Dandy, but Hillary wanted to include all semi automatic and magazine fed firearms for deletion as well, so, she borrowed some and invented the hype term 'assault weapon' to inspire fear and establish the validity of her terrorist agenda; To frighten every parent in the United States of America that the "monster" gun is coming to slaughter your children.
Throughout all history every government that has, under law or relegated authority, disarmed (whether swords, guns, or clubs) a population it is most often characterized as politically and ideologically justifiable by use of the word "safety" and by some promise of the elimination of all fears. And yet, in every case so far, the truth is that it was about conquest and subjugation of those under it's authority to do so. When there is no individual means of defense against runaway government, individual citizens shall always become slaves to that system which saw them disarmed.
Sorry about the wandering afoot on that tangent there, kinda passionate about this subject. So to recap, assault rifle, yes, you will find this term applicable in your search. Assault weapon, well, in plain grammatical simplicity would literally be ANY weapon of ANY sort (i.e.; stick, rock, knife, club, brick, etc.) used to assault and/or inflict injury on another. That's the legalese of it all. Hope this helps, accuracies in language regarding questions asked can greatly enhance the answers you get and help clarify the rules you were looking to brush up on.
Sincerely, MSgt B Gaelzhamer, 18BC3 weapons spec, USArmy, retired
