As expected a new push for gun control has started, much of it centering around the term "Assault Rifle' as if the civilian AR-15 is only suitable for events with evil intent, which of course it isn't. Nice article from The Blaze.
So What Is an ‘Assault Rifle’ Really? We Look at the Definitions and How the Term Is ‘Demonized’
It seems that there is a lot of confusion as to the difference between military rifles and those designed for civilian ownership, especially because of the language often used to describe the latter.
But why? Is an AR-15 not an assault rifle? Does the "AR” in AR-15 not stand for "assault rifle”?
It doesn’t. In fact, it doesn’t mean "automatic rifle” either, as many might think. AR actually stands for ArmaLite rifle, which is the company that first developed it in the 1950s.
Continued: So What Is an 'Assault Rifle' Really? We Look at the Definitions and How the Term Is 'Demonized' | TheBlaze.com
So What Is an ‘Assault Rifle’ Really? We Look at the Definitions and How the Term Is ‘Demonized’
It seems that there is a lot of confusion as to the difference between military rifles and those designed for civilian ownership, especially because of the language often used to describe the latter.
But why? Is an AR-15 not an assault rifle? Does the "AR” in AR-15 not stand for "assault rifle”?
It doesn’t. In fact, it doesn’t mean "automatic rifle” either, as many might think. AR actually stands for ArmaLite rifle, which is the company that first developed it in the 1950s.
Continued: So What Is an 'Assault Rifle' Really? We Look at the Definitions and How the Term Is 'Demonized' | TheBlaze.com