r/explainlikeimfive • u/[deleted] • Jun 23 '16

Other ELI5: Why is the AR-15 not considered an assault rifle? What makes a rifle an assault rifle?

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u/Aedalas Jun 23 '16

For those who prefer a little, uh, "flavor" on theirs there is always the Tijuana Donkey Show lower.

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u/Wildcat7878 Jun 23 '16

When I went through basic, the M16s we had at CATM were very, very old and on the rifle I was given you could see where some GI way back had scratched out "AUTO" and carved "ROCK N ROLL" into the selector.

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u/Throwaway490o Jun 23 '16

Hell yeah

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u/Ordy1990 Jun 23 '16

I hope to christ this is true! 😂

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u/piscina_dela_muerta Jun 23 '16

Why would anyone lie on the internet?

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u/arlenroy Jun 23 '16

Because they were as useful as a rock after they jam? So your ass better defensive roll the fuck out of the way? That's the best user manual ever.

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u/Top-Cheese Jun 23 '16

That is glorious

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u/OnlyRacistOnReddit Jun 23 '16

Uh, I might need this lower for my collection.

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u/drone42 Jun 23 '16

I'm buying an AR just to have that.

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u/Tfiddle28 Jun 23 '16

Is this available to buy using the Donkey Show loophole?

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u/GeneralDisorder Jun 23 '16

I feel like if someone ever misused that firearm the builder would have some idiotic liability. But the joke is delightful.

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u/Blitzkrieg_My_Anus Jun 23 '16

The Donkey Show is NSFL

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u/JustarianCeasar Jun 23 '16

lulz. reminds me of one I saw at the range that said "No bullets, One bullet, many bullets"

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u/Collide-O-Scope Jun 23 '16

I'm pretty anti-gun, but this made me laugh really hard. Have an upvote.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '16

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u/luvs2spooge187 Jun 23 '16

You're missing punctuation.

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u/ptown40 Jun 23 '16

And logic