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In reply to the discussion: Dear pedantic shits saying it's a Sig Sauer MCX, not an AR-15, and not an assault rifle: FUCK YOU [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Somewhere in your life, there's a term in some subject, that vexes you. I guarantee it. You're just not thinking of it at the moment, but it will come to you.
As far as proposing legislation that controls these, the distinction is actually important, because all Assault Rifles were required to be registered with full background checks, and taxed at 200$ per weapon, starting in 1934. As of 1986, they aren't sold anymore. So when you say 'ban assault rifles', you're talking about something that's already tightly controlled.
That's why it's annoying. That's why people keep pointing it out. Assault weapon is a legislative classification. Assault Rifle is a military nomenclature and a subset of assault weapon.
Assault Rifle is DONE guys. DONE. No new ones since 1986. All registered going back to 1934. All can be inspected by the BATFE with no notice. All contributed 200$ to the budget that tracks and maintains those records. It's DONE.
Not only is it fucking done, if you were playing attention to firearm laws even SLIGHTLY, but it's done and it provides a USEFUL TEMPLATE THAT IS CONSTITUTIONALLY PERMISSIBLE AND CAN BE APPLIED TO ALL SEMI-AUTOS AS WELL.
Want something that can actually stem the tide of guns into the wrong hands? Repeat what was done with semi-autos, as they actually did on fully automatic weapons. Because FA/Burst, actual Assault Rifles, is FUCKING DONE ALREADY OK?