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2022-05-25 at 10:12 PM UTC
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2022-05-25 at 10:38 PM UTC
Originally posted by Sudo Aren't full auto rifles illegal in most states? Also most Assault rifles fire 5.56/.223s which is a good size caliber. An AK is an assault rifle that fires 7.62x39mm and don't come full auto. Canada banned a couple hundred of what they called "assault rifles" but many were actually used for hunting and I don't think any came full auto.
I thought assault rifle was just a catch all term for any rifle that was mobile, semi auto and not typically used for hunting. It's funny people think the AR in AR 15 stands for assault rifle
Specifically it has to be select fire to be an assault rifle. If it's just got "safe" and "full auto" then my brother-in-christ you are not holding an assault rifle, you are blessed to be holding a genuine bona fide machinegun. If it's just got "safe" and "semi auto" you are holding a rifle. Just a rifle (which may or may not be patterned after an existing model of assault rifle, see: AR-15s, Norinco AK look-a-likes in Canada).
PS: Fully automatic guns in the states are... legal, but restricted. To my (limited) knowledge they aren't outright banned in any state? Even California. No new ones are allowed to be produced for civilian sale, but guns that existed prior to the ban going into effect in '86 are - again, to my knowledge - legal nationwide. You just have to have a federal firearm license and pay for a $200 tax stamp to buy one/transfer ownership. The biggest thing preventing most people from getting their hands on one is the cost of the guns themselves, on account of the limited supply and collectors snapping them all up.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2022-05-25 at 11:01 PM UTC
Originally posted by Meikai Specifically it has to be select fire to be an assault rifle. If it's just got "safe" and "full auto" then my brother-in-christ you are not holding an assault rifle, you are blessed to be holding a genuine bona fide machinegun. If it's just got "safe" and "semi auto" you are holding a rifle. Just a rifle (which may or may not be patterned after an existing model of assault rifle, see: AR-15s, Norinco AK look-a-likes in Canada).
PS: Fully automatic guns in the states are… legal, but restricted. To my (limited) knowledge they aren't outright banned in any state? Even California. No new ones are allowed to be produced for civilian sale, but guns that existed prior to the ban going into effect in '86 are - again, to my knowledge - legal nationwide. You just have to have a federal firearm license and pay for a $200 tax stamp to buy one/transfer ownership. The biggest thing preventing most people from getting their hands on one is the cost of the guns themselves, on account of the limited supply and collectors snapping them all up.
Ya the norinco type 81 and similar are all banned in Canada now after j00do cynically took the opportunity in the wake of a mass shooting to ban a bunch of decent, God fearing and hardworking family oriented firearms.
I guess the blessed thing about the states is that even though they have restrictions on full auto manufacturing weapons you can still customize almost anything to full freedom power by ordering parts online. Hilariously In the wake of the Vegas shooting they banned bump stocks which is like banning colt 45 to combat teen pregnancy. It was the cheapest way to make it look like they were doing something without stepping on anyone toes or losing any money. What a country!
