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jimlongley wrote:

C-dub wrote:

jimlongley wrote:“a shroud attached to the barrel, or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the non trigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel.” Somehow that cosmetic addition makes a gun an assault weapon.

Would include most rifles and many shotguns in the definition.

Sheer stupidity.

This part gets me too. Wouldn't it ban ALL rifles and shotguns because of the red parts? Even my 1903 Springfield has wood that partially encircles the barrel so I can hold it with my non-trigger hand and not be burned.

And what is a slide that encloses the barrel that is excluded? Is that free floating rails?

Not ALL, but right up there. My '03-A3 goes, and my Garand and M1 Carbine, but my shotgun's heat shield doesn't completely encircle the barrel (I checked) and I have, and have had, numerous guns that had handguards that did not COMPLETELY encircle the barrel.

Makes me wonder just how big a separation would be necessary to say that a handguard did not COMPLETELY encircle the barrel, 50%, 75%, 99%?

jimlongley wrote:“a shroud attached to the barrel, or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the non trigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel.” Somehow that cosmetic addition makes a gun an assault weapon.

Would include most rifles and many shotguns in the definition.

Sheer stupidity.