Assault Type Weapons (A&E Dallas SWAT)

[Black Dragon]

If I add an baynet lug, a pistol grip and a 50 round mag to a .22, I know have
an "Assault Type Weapon".
An "Assualt Type Weapon" are just words the media uses to get a reaction
from non-informed people to get them to watch a show.

 

[tommygunm1a1]

FNG adding my 2 cents

I have read a couple of statements here that I thought I could clear up, so here goes.
I hear people use the term assualt rifle, or assualt pistol, or even worse, "semi automatic assualt pistol with 25 round banana clip"
It is absolutely true that most cops know dick about firearms. I suppose that is ok, as long as the human waste they deal with daily know even less. A swat cop that can work his mp-5 is like my wife knowing how to drive her car, she knows nothing of how the transmission works, or the engine etc.
For a rifle to be an assualt rifle it must meet certain criteria. Most of you all know this, but indulge me.
First off, it's shoulder fired, air cooled and an individual weapon, meaning not crew served. It is light weight, something under 10 pounds, and fired from a large capacity, detachable magazine, NOT a friggin clip! Just what large capacity means has always been subject to debate, but generally agreed to 20 or more rounds.
It must fire an intermediate cartridge, not a pistol cartridge, then it would be a subgun, and not a fullsize cartridge like .308 or 30-06, that would make it a battle rifle. and finally it must be select fire. So, any rifle that does not meet ALL of these items is NOT an assualt rifle.
A semi only AKM is not an assualt rifle, it can't be.
A semi only FAL is not an assualt rifle.
A select fire FAL is not an assualt rifle.
And now on to my pet peeve.........
There has never been any such thing as a Romanian ak-47 ! You cant get one on gunsamerica, even though they advertise some forsale.
Egypt, also has never made an AK-47.
The Soviets stopped making AK-47's by 1962
This subject will be tommorow's lesson......
Finally, I read earlier in this thread that it has been illegal for civillians to own machineguns since the NFA 34 except c3. Not true. C3 is a type of FFL, you don't need an FFL to own a NFA weapon. You only need to live in a location that it is legal, and you must pay the tax (stamp). There is no license, etc. If you can legally own a firearm, and you live in a state that allows them, you can own a machinegun.

Jimmy in Houston

 

[buzz_knox]

No offense taken, but as a whole the most high speed individuals I come across gun wise are all cops or ex-cops. Maybe its just Georgia, but almost every cop I know around here, obviously myself included, are huge gun guys...

It depends on the individual more than the area. Some of the cops I've met and/or trained with in Tennessee and Virginia knew nothing about weapons, even the ones they carried. And some were sufficiently uninformed about guns that they were selling high cap mags during the Ban. By contrast, some cops in non-gun friendly areas are switched on either due to interest or professionalism.

 

[tommygunm1a1]

Uuummm....

Just to clarify, most states allow private ownership of NFA weapons. Most, but not all, I bet you can guess some that don't........
Jimmy