Every firearm I have could be considered an "assault rifle" if I were bent on assaulting someone. I am far from the most accomplished rifle shooter out there. The rifles are not assault rifles. CRIMINALS use weapons to commit assaults.
PALMA rifle (800,900,1000 yards with an iron sighted .308 including an M1a) and National Match course (200,300,600 yards) with a service or match rifle are my favored events. Big Bore handgun Silhouette (50,100, 150, 200 yards with a handgun) is another favorite. I didn't win but placed in 600 yard black powder competition with a pedersolli copy of a shilo sharps blackpowder single shot, and placed in a 500 yard muzzleloader competition with a CVA copy of a Hawken rifle. Almost every shot ended up in a pie plate sized scoring ring on a target. Plenty accurate enough to be effective.
I am convinced that a 500 grain hunk of lead is enough to do the job in the hands of anyone who is competent. Yet everyone is terrified about that little black aluminum paratrooper rifle that shoots a round that is simply a version of a small .22 caliber varmint cartridge. It just shows how effective propoganda is when applied to people that have been denied an education with exposure to basic laws of physics.
If I had to defend myself or an innocent person, my #34 Louisville slugger, my hammer, my kitchen knife or a beer bottle would be an assault weapon. I cannot hardly watch the news anymore due to the redefining of terms.
