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No, and in many cases they're less powerful.
The thing they call an "assault weapon" is just a scarey-looking gun that is all made up in black, with an evil pistol grip, a sinful detachable magazine and (gasp!) a bayonet lug.
And then you get to the ammunition. There are three basic calibers for assault weapons: 5.56mm NATO, 7.62x39 Russian, and 5.45mm Russian. Go to any gun store and ask for a .30-30 rifle--one of the mildest hunting calibers around. It is more powerful than any of those assault rifles. (A 7.62mm NATO round goes in a "battle rifle," not an assault rifle.)
The US Military is currently looking for a 7.62mm NATO rifle because they've found when a grunt shoots someone with an M-4, sometimes they don't stay dead.
Improved Answer (added) : The term "Assault Weapon" is a political phrase coined in the 1980's after the California 'MacDonalds massacer' , it attempted to describe weapons that operated no differantly than other weapons of the same type .
Anti Gun groups took advantage of public ignorance of firearms to enact laws against such guns , the problem then became identifying such weapons .
An 'Assault Rifle' is a military term orginating with the German WW2 'Sturm Gewere' SG41 (I think) and the more popular Russian Karishnikof AK47 .
Theses are military , fully automatic (machineguns) with selectable semi auto capability .
They typically use mid range caliber ammunition .
A light machinegun uses high power rfle ammo , a submachinegun uses pistol ammo .
Some civilian semi-auto firearms have a "military look' to them , black , pistol grip , bayonet attachment and other frightning aspects but they function the same as any other hunting or sporting firearm.
Since there is no difference between a "sporting" rifle and a "assault weapon" (functionaly) , anti gun fanatics attempted to fool the public in order to achieve their objective in banning as many types of firearms as possible .
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe so-called "civilian assault weapons" as defined by the BATFE don't function different from other firearms - they're identified as such by a series of mostly cosmetic features. But they have a scary appearance which makes them easier for politicians and pundits to target.
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∙ 15y agoIt depends on what you mean by "powerful".
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