RavenVT100
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Given the numerous conflicting reports I've heard on magazines in this state, I am inclined to remain using my 10 rounders. I just do not wish to assume any risk.
I still don't think you should be using the term "assault weapon" anywhere near the sentence "what should I buy?" Remember, when the AWB lapsed, the rifles in question ceased to be called such due to the fact that it was a legal definition and not a technical one. If it's legally defined as an assault weapon in your state, it's illegal. So you're not going to be buying any of those, but you will be able to buy rifles that use the Armalite platform, which is probably what you wanted in the first place.
I really do think we need to take the high road and exercise discretion in the terminology we use. The term "assault weapon" is a politically charged, inflammatory piece of terminology that does not belong anywhere near rifles that are going to be used for recreational purposes and only used otherwise in the most dire of emergencies. If you like calling them assault weapons, that is your perogative. But they're not assault weapons, and you could potentially put yourself at risk by calling them that.
I still don't think you should be using the term "assault weapon" anywhere near the sentence "what should I buy?" Remember, when the AWB lapsed, the rifles in question ceased to be called such due to the fact that it was a legal definition and not a technical one. If it's legally defined as an assault weapon in your state, it's illegal. So you're not going to be buying any of those, but you will be able to buy rifles that use the Armalite platform, which is probably what you wanted in the first place.
I really do think we need to take the high road and exercise discretion in the terminology we use. The term "assault weapon" is a politically charged, inflammatory piece of terminology that does not belong anywhere near rifles that are going to be used for recreational purposes and only used otherwise in the most dire of emergencies. If you like calling them assault weapons, that is your perogative. But they're not assault weapons, and you could potentially put yourself at risk by calling them that.