U.S. Army looking for a new rifle...

[tortoise1956]

124. You still didn't provide an example...

I asked for examples of gun controllers defining power of a firearm. The NRA does not consist of gun controllers - at least, not from what I've seen. Once again, you fail to produce.

I, on the other hand, will provide an example of why the AR-15 is NOT a high-powered weapon, based on a definition provided to the New Jersey Law Journal by Robert Trifiletti, Chief of the Army’s Light Armament Division:
http://www.tulprpc.org/attachments/File/Army_Gives_Definition_Of_Assault_Rifle.pdf

If you read it, you will find that modern assault rifles (including the M-16) are considered to be intermediate in power between sub-machine guns and rifles (described in other sources as battle rifles):
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a25974/now-its-the-army-that-wants-a-new-rifle/

This describes the Marines looking into a new battle rifle - a weapon with more power than the M-16 that can be used to reach out and touch the enemy at ranges between 500-1000 yards, well beyond M-16 realistic range.

You can argue that AR-15's may not be low-powered - but they are definitely not high-powered. Unless, of course, you are arguing that the Army is not an authoritative source - which I fully expect to hear next. And I'll probably hear that well before you give any pesky examples of gun-controllers defining power...