Touche.
Although as I went on to say, I wasn't disagreeing with you per se.
I was simply pointing out that the distinction between a rifle and an "assault rifle" seems a tenuous one at best.
The thread poster sited an M-1 Garand, what would generally be considered a semi-auto battle rifle, which was succeeded by the M14 with select-fire capabilities. Understanding the objection to machineguns and sub-guns, I am just wondering how the civilian FALs and even the grossly over-priced PSG-1 (also semi-only) are more of assault rifle-like than the two first posts.
Cheers,
B.