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Assault Rifle Versus Machine Gun Versus “The Single Rifle”

BY Herschel Smith

7 years ago

Correction: This commentary has been updated to correct the type of weapon used by the gunman in the Sutherland Springs, Texas, shooting — it was an assault rifle, not an automatic weapon — and by the hero who shot him — who also used an assault rifle, not a “single rifle.”

And that, dear reader, is all you need to know. You don’t need to know that the formal definition of assault rifle includes selective fire. Assault rifles aren’t machine guns, or something.

The most important thing you learn from this is that there is such a thing as the “single rifle.” In the author’s world, anyway.

Perhaps we could get the author to drop by and tell us what that is. If it’s more powerful in its awesomeness than an assault rifle, by God I must have one.

To the author, I would also like to know, “What color is the sky in your world?”

H/T reddit.

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Firearms,Guns

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On November 29, 2017 at 4:15 am, DAN III said:

ALCON,

May I suggest you tap on the “Mercury News” link Mr. Smith provided. Scroll down to the comments section. You will find there still exists patriotic, nationalist, Freedom-believing, traditional Americans. However, your reading will also reveal the multitude of communists that exist in Kaliforneeya.

The bulk of the comments there should be gratifying.

On November 29, 2017 at 8:16 am, Ned said:

Dan III – even someone in the EU who owns EBRs piled in on the author.

Berkeley Retired City Manager Gun Owner. Bullshit.

On November 29, 2017 at 4:32 pm, Pat Hines said:

I never use the “assault weapon is full auto” explanation because it’s a complete wasted of time. First, it’s lost on the Gun Confiscation Lobby and most gun owners already know about it. Personally, I don’t care what my rifles are called.

I have deadly assault weapons, deadly concealable handguns, and deadly long range sniper rifles. If they weren’t deadly, I wouldn’t own them.

On November 29, 2017 at 4:50 pm, Herschel Smith said:

@Pat,

There’s no such thing as an “assault weapon.” But I know what you’re saying.

On November 29, 2017 at 4:15 am, DAN III said:

ALCON,

May I suggest you tap on the “Mercury News” link Mr. Smith provided. Scroll down to the comments section. You will find there still exists patriotic, nationalist, Freedom-believing, traditional Americans. However, your reading will also reveal the multitude of communists that exist in Kaliforneeya.

The bulk of the comments there should be gratifying.
On November 29, 2017 at 8:16 am, Ned said:

Dan III – even someone in the EU who owns EBRs piled in on the author.

Berkeley Retired City Manager Gun Owner. Bullshit.
On November 29, 2017 at 4:32 pm, Pat Hines said:

I never use the “assault weapon is full auto” explanation because it’s a complete wasted of time. First, it’s lost on the Gun Confiscation Lobby and most gun owners already know about it. Personally, I don’t care what my rifles are called.

I have deadly assault weapons, deadly concealable handguns, and deadly long range sniper rifles. If they weren’t deadly, I wouldn’t own them.
On November 29, 2017 at 4:50 pm, Herschel Smith said:

@Pat,

There’s no such thing as an “assault weapon.” But I know what you’re saying.

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