I know. The dreaded "assault rifle" is back. But lets start using evidence to support or refute the true definition of what an assault rifle really is rather than just making up our own or adopting one that fits our personal agendas. I've done a great deal of research to find the earliest evidence of when and how the term "assault rifle" was used. I also followed the evidence to see how this term has progressed over time.
The term first began as a way to describe a specific type of infantry unit. These units were used to perform assault type attacks on the enemy which often required close quarters combat. Later, as new weapons were designed with these infantry assault units in mind, the term “assault rifle” was assigned to these specially made weapons. Some of the most notable features that were requested for these weapons by military forces (to include the United States Army) were:
Over the past 50 years the term has slowly become one of contention as the liberal side of this debate uses it to paint these weapons in a negative light. As this type of use of the word grew people reacted quickly to disprove the media on the grounds that an AR-15 is not an assault rifle rather than proving to the media they had the definition of an assault rifle wrong in the first place. It isn't too late! We can begin to work together to fix this now. If we truly want to change the hearts and minds of the public to understand these weapons are a good thing and that it's the people who are bad, we must first start to come to a consensus on the terminology that is also backed by strong irrefutable evidence. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Supporting Evidence (1) The term was used in WWII as a name for specific military units (i.e. Assault Rifle Platoon, Assault Rifle Company, etc.) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17908194/assault_rifle_platoon/ https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/dashboard/searchResults/titleDetail/ADA438628.xhtml (2) Evidence that by 1950 the term was used to describe a type of weapon: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17908287/assault_rifle/ (3) Description of what a rifle infantryman needs in the perfect rifle. https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/dashboard/searchResults/titleDetail/ADA046961.xhtml
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