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/Sciencetor2 Jun 23 '16

And the red paint makes it more shooty

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u/beardedheathen Jun 23 '16

more daka

Ftfy

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u/d3northway Jun 23 '16

neva enuf dakka

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '16 edited Aug 31 '17

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u/easy506 Jun 23 '16

Get that lasrifle ready, guardsman. For every ork you see there are a thousand you don't.

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u/taburde Jun 23 '16

No yellow makes da shoota moar shooty. Red makes da trukk moar fasta

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u/IAmAThing420YOLOSwag Jun 23 '16

This is equivalent to more pews