A different way of defining what an assault weapon is

[Kaleva]

40. My proposed definition isn't going to be adopted by anyone

But I thought it was a interesting exercise to engage in. And I thought and still believe it accomplishes a number of things.

1) There's no easy way to get around it unless one changes the action of the rifle/carbine or the dimensions of the cartridge the rifle/carbine fires.

2) Appearance of the gun or what accessories the gun has is irrelevant.

3) Magazine capacity, or what type of magazine the gun uses, is irrelevant.

4) Handguns are not affected by this.

5) Semi-automatics that fire rimfire cartridges are not affected.

6) Semiautomatic rifles/carbines that fire ammunition popular with hunters and long range target shooters are not affected.

7) Semiautomatic shotguns, because they fire shells and not cartridges, are not affected by this.

Just for giggles though, I may edit my OP and e-mail it to my senators and representative.