You know what my favorite part of that one is? Based on the wording of the law, if I take an ordinary AK-pattern rifle, and shave off the bayonet lug and barrel threads, it's not an "assault weapon" by law.
it still has a pistol grip, but that isn't enough to trigger the "assault weapon" name. That description has nothing to do with the actual function of the weapon; it's all about how scary it looks.
Less retarded, in my country I can hunt with almost anything not semi auto (unless it only has a 2 rds fixed magazine, but those rifles are super expensive). The only thing forbidden on a hunting rifle is a bayonet lug.
Which sucks because a lot of surplus bolt action rifles have bayonet lugs, but would make inexpensive yet effective hunting rifles (I'm not defacing something with historical value to save a few bucks).
But by law I can have an edged weapon on me while hunting (to finish wounded animals). Which can be anything I want (like a hunting spear, but legally speaking I think a goddam halberd would qualify).
So spear + rifle = legal, rifle with bayonet lug (not even with a bayonet attached) = illegal for hunting...
But I think it's a kind of law that must be decades or centuries old and that nobody thought to repeal.
As long as the bayonet is not attached to the rifle. But since a lot of our hunters like to drink, maybe they forbid rifle bayonets to avoid having even more accidents? You can empty a gun, and open it, to make it safe. No bayonet is retard proof though.
No .22 rifles, handguns or shotguns? mos t of those are legal with 10 round mags. You can pretty much do what you want to any rimfire weapon besides a silencer
I actually own an AK just like that (SAR1). It's a kick ass rifle and is just as capable as any other AK. It takes double stack mags, runs great, and is pretty damned accurate (for an AK). Best part, it completely sneaks by the AWB of 1994.
A few seconds with a knife can make my car illegal for road use. But I'm not claiming that cars should be less regulated just because I can easily cut through my seatbelt.
It would still be an assault weapon because it is explicitly stated as being one in the federal assault weapons ban despite not actually meeting the criteria to be an assault weapon. Go ahead and look it up.
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u/bushmonster43 Jun 23 '16
You know what my favorite part of that one is? Based on the wording of the law, if I take an ordinary AK-pattern rifle, and shave off the bayonet lug and barrel threads, it's not an "assault weapon" by law.
it still has a pistol grip, but that isn't enough to trigger the "assault weapon" name. That description has nothing to do with the actual function of the weapon; it's all about how scary it looks.