The first hit I get is:WTR wrote:jmra wrote:Looks like the same results. Could you provide links to the sites you are referring to specifically?WTR wrote:Google .....what makes an assault rifle
Must depend on whose difinition you find. I grant you the majority that I have found do state fully automatic. It is under " what makes an assault rifle" on skipper's first Google pot. I'm on N iPhone right now and am having trouble posting the link.
"It defined the rifle type of assault weapon as a semiautomatic firearm with the ability to accept a detachable magazine and two or more of the following: a folding or telescoping stock. a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon. a bayonet mount.
Assault rifle - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_rifle"
But that is actually in the section discussing the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, not the actual definition of an assault rifle. Earlier in the article it states that an assault rifle must be selective fire.