What I said about m4 is because the guy in the video says an m4 isn't an assault rifle but a carbine. I thought a crabine was a short barrel assault rifle

A m4 is not an ar-15

Everything that's black and scary is an assault rifle.

They mentioned their own weapons, then said there's no difference between the weapons the military uses and the civilian weapons that need to be banned.

And kept saying "assault rifle."

So I assume they were calling the civilian rifles "assault rifles."

ar15 isn't an assault rifle but m4 is? why? an why does the guy in the video says m4 isn't an assault rifle?

Because an AR15 in incapable of full auto fire

It isn't.

So what do you call it? just a rifle?

Yea

Or carbine

The M4 doesn't have continuous fire.

Only single shot and 3 shot burst.

M4 does have full auto

The A1 does, and both are considered full auto

Well, the one they talked about.

M4A1 is the one with full auto.

So that's why he says m4 isn't an assault rifle?

He's wrong

Nevertheless the distinction is pointless none of them should be banned

assault rifle isn't synonymous with auto fire since most aren't used that way anyway. it was just a term first used to differentiate rifles that were bolt action or didn't us a mag design

Then we have to go with "what do you mean by assault rifle" question.

He's a US vet btw

Acording to the title

Not true contrabantz

>The term assault rifle is generally attributed to Adolf Hitler

An assault rifle is a select-fire intermediate caliber small arm

Well shit.

That's what I thought

Sturmgewehr

>In a strict definition, a firearm must have at least the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:
>
> * It must be capable of selective fire.
> * It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle, such as the 7.92×33mm Kurz, the 7.62x39mm and the 5.56x45mm NATO.
> * Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine.
> * It must have an effective range of at least 300 metres (330 yards).

it's a loose term with a vague meaning. an assault rifle doesn't need to meet every characteristic to be considered such

unless this is some kind of legal term in the US

For instance the G3

Or whether the M2 carbine counts

Or the FAL, since most are semi only

There is no legal definition for assault rifle in the US

in Canada for legal purposes we refer to weapons as either restricted or non-restricted, a lot less emotional

And if there were it wouldn't matter because none of it should be banned

The RCMP can ban guns on a whim and confiscate them without warrant, and nowhere along this line is there any elected officials or votes