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excellent points.

Of course we all know the whole point of the 2nd Amendment is to allow that regular citizens are not outgunned by the government.

seamusTX wrote: If someone hits another person over the head with a rock, isn't that an assault weapon?

Getting quite off-topic for this particular thread... I don't know the history of the term "assault weapon" or "assault rifle" but I can only assume that it is applied to distinguish weapons that are not either intended for hunting or target use. I am curious to know exactly what the history is, however. However, the term "assault" is in fact a technical, legal term used to describe a criminal act. So it is quite incorrect to refer to what I would call defensive arms as "assault weapons".

You are right, Jim. if I assault you using a rock, then the rock is in fact my assault weapon. If I assault you using a 30/30 lever gun, then my trusty Marlin may become an "assault rifle". But if you go hunting hogs with an AK-47 then that is a "hunting rifle" and if I like to shoot targets with my Ruger LCP then that teeny gun becomes a "target pistol".

The whole concept of the use of the word "assault" to refer to guns is to give the connotation that these guns are only used in the commission of a crime, or to impart a passive criminal intent to the owners of such guns. Your pappy's Remington 700 is a hunting rifle, your gandma's S&W .38 is a self-defense gun, but your AR15 clearly makes you a potential criminal because it's an "assault rifle".