• HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    AR-15 rifles also covers select fire variants. The original AR-15 made by Eugene Stoner was select fire only. The assault rifle/assault weapon distinction is functionally meaningless, and really only applies to the military. Oh, you’ll get fudds that will claim otherwise, but they’re also the ones claiming that a 1911 is the best gun ever because “TwO WorLD wARs!”.

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      1 day ago

      No, the 1911 is the best because it fits in the hand. #singlestackgang. Also because it’s “cool” and pretty darn reliable.

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      2 days ago

      The original AR-15 made by Eugene Stoner was select fire only

      Sure, but that’s not the one people are buying today. I’d bet this is another case of someone mistakenly believing that the AR stands for assault rifle.

      The assault rifle/assault weapon distinction is functionally meaningless, and really only applies to the military.

      I disagree. Assault rifle has one standard legal definition at the federal level. It’s functional in that it makes select fire guns effectively illegal for your average citizen. Assault weapon can apply to nearly anything because has been defined by a multitude of varying laws in different states and municipalities mostly targeting aesthetic features.

      Oh, you’ll get fudds that will claim otherwise

      …like the ATF