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CraigC · August 22, 2009, 05:33 PM

Semi-automatic civilian versions of fully automatic military weapons are NOT assault rifles. The M-16 is an assault rifle, the AR-15 is certainly not.

What chaps my hide is the ubiquitous misuse of the term "arsenal", particularly by the media. An arsenal is a military facility where weapons or ammunition are MANUFACTURED. An armory is where they are stored. Neither term has anything to do with civilian firearm ownership.

August 22, 2009, 05:33 PM	#7
CraigC Junior member Join Date: November 28, 2001 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 4,300	Semi-automatic civilian versions of fully automatic military weapons are NOT assault rifles. The M-16 is an assault rifle, the AR-15 is certainly not. What chaps my hide is the ubiquitous misuse of the term "arsenal", particularly by the media. An arsenal is a military facility where weapons or ammunition are MANUFACTURED. An armory is where they are stored. Neither term has anything to do with civilian firearm ownership.