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Old 11-18-2008, 09:40 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by flylooper View Post
But isn't an assault weapon by definition a weapon that operates as both a rifle and machine gun?

I think one major problem is that one can get parts to make a previously semi-auto rifle, fully automatic. My understanding is that you can buy a "sporterized" AK-47 or M-16 (or similar type) and then go to your local gun show, for instance, and buy the parts needed to remake it into a true assault weapon.
A baseball bat could be an assault weapon. And no modification needed to make it full auto either.
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