Comments on: J.C. Higgins Model 29 Assault Weapon

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:33:56 +0000

There’s actually no such thing as an assault weapon, per se. That’s a legal term invented by politicians. An assault rifle has the following features:

1. Capable of select fire, meaning it can fire semi-automatically, or fully automatically through the positioning of a selector switch.

2. Fires an intermediate power cartridge.

3. Uses a locking breech

If you don’t have one of these features, it’s not an assault rifle. For instance, an M16 is an assault rifle. The AR-15, which is the semi-automatic variant of the M16, is not. It’s just a rifle because it doesn’t have a selector switch that has a position for full auto fire. Likewise, a Thompson M1 might have a selector, but it fires a .45 ACP pistol cartridge, and thus is a submachine gun rather than an assault rifle. The Thompson also doesn’t have a locking breech.

By: drcamper

drcamper — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:41:54 +0000

I recently viewed a video that stated an assualt weapon is one that is fully automatic, a semi-automatic that has to have the trigger pulled to fire each round is not an assault weapon. The person in the video was a peace officer from a central Calif. city that had a noted weapons confrontation in the past few years.

By: Snowflakes in Hell » Blog Archive » Don’t Believe the Lies

Snowflakes in Hell » Blog Archive » Don’t Believe the Lies — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:31:37 +0000

[...] that gun happens to be an evil “assault weapon”, such as this one, which is considered an assault weapon under New Jersey’s ban, which is held up by these [...]

By: Snowflakes in Hell » Something’s Wrong With This Picture

Snowflakes in Hell » Something’s Wrong With This Picture — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:33:25 +0000

[...] anything close to .22 caliber ammunition. Or wasn’t an assault rifle? Maybe it was a tube fed .22 that holds more than 15 rounds? Who knows. This is the media. The details don’t matter. Neither does getting the [...]

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 02:14:03 +0000

Hard to say. You could be arrested in NJ and have to fight it in court :)

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:06:28 +0000

My Marlin 39M lever action holds 15 Long Rifle .22s in it’s tube magazine. But it holds 17 longs and 21 or 22 shorts. So my lever action is an assault weapon?

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:54:58 +0000

Some lawmakers and anti-gun folks have wised up to this one. The latest MD ban specifically exempted tube fed .22s that held more than 10 rounds (or was it 20? I don’t remember). Funny how .22s held in a tube magazine are not dangerous, and we don’t have to ban them, but put them in a banana magazine, and suddenly it’s a death spraying terror weapon.

By: Thirdpower

Thirdpower — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:00:10 +0000

Thanks for the photo. Just another example I can use on the Brady Blog when they bring up the “ebil” assault weapons.

By: Ian Argent

Ian Argent — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:32:29 +0000

Every time you post something like this, the commute from Easton to my work looks like less effort. Oddly enough, I like living in the People’s Republic … except for the taxes & the stupid gun laws. Both of which stem from the same place: contempt for the public.

By: Robb Allen

Robb Allen — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:33:04 +0000

How about I just kick them in the nuts as soon as they identify themselves as a Brady Bunch member?

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:17:09 +0000

Make sure you get a running start first, then kick them in the pants. It just like my fathers Browning BAR hunting rifle, I can not use that in Michigan for hunting due to the fact it is semi-auto. It only has five rounds in its detachable mag, but since its a semi they dont count that as a HUNTING gun, asked my family up their. They haven’t a clue why it is that way. All I know is that it sucks.

By: LLR

LLR — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:12:49 +0000

Where’s the bayonet, flash suppressor, banana clip, or the silencer? That is one mean looking weapon. At least they give you 15 rounds, some states only give you 10 rounds.