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Originally Posted by willravel
Oh snap, that guy's from San Jose! Odd coincidence.
Okay, the video is very informative. I happen to know the difference between a semi and full auto gun, but I was unaware that newsmedia mislabels guns. I'll have to keep an eye out for that.
Going back for a moment, the assault rifle has some key differences from a hunting weapon:
-Selective fire
-Use of the magazine
It's important, in my mind, to point out these differences as they change the functionality of the weapon considerably. Hunting rifles, as I understand them, do not use burst fire. Also, hunting rifles can only keep a small amount of ammunition in the weapon. This means that you have like x number of shots to hit the deer (or the person, if you're a violent criminal). A magazine carries a substantially larger number of bullets that can be fired without reloading.
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so you're saying that a rifle that has a detachable magazine holding, say 15 rounds, is an assault rifle but a rifle that only has 5 rounds in a loading tube is not?
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