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Federal Judge Strikes Down California's 30 Year Ban On "Assault Weapons" A federal judge on Friday struck down California's three-decade-old ban on so-called "assault weapons", declaring the law unconstitutional. https://bit.ly/2SdWkjd Assault weapon translates to AR-15's, a versatile and popular weapon useful as home defense and light enough for woman and elderly as well. The judge issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of the ban but stayed his order for 30 days to give state Attorney General Rob Bonta time to appeal the court's decision. Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) president Brandon Combs said: "This historic victory for individual liberty is just the beginning, and FPC will continue to aggressively challenge these laws throughout the United States." "We look forward to continuing this challenge at the Ninth Circuit and, should it be necessary, the Supreme Court" #guncontrol #assaultweaponsban #calif #2ndamendment

What Categorizes a Firearm as an Assault Rifle? The main infantry rifle of the United States in WWII was the M1 Garand, It was a semi-automatic rifle firing a .30-06 caliber round. It is not considered an assault rifle. In 1944 on the Russian Front and the Battle of the Bulge German infantry started carrying the StG-44 (Sturmgewehr-44). The weapon was characterized by its light weight, shorter barrel, magazine loading system (similar to the American BAR and Thompson Submachine gun). However, what really separated the StG-44 from the other rifles was the ability to switch between semi-automatic fire and full automatic fire. These design combinations have influenced military infantry weapons ever since. The AR-15 is cosmetically similar to the weapons carried by the U.S. Military. What the AR-15 lacks is the ability to switch into different modes of fire like the StG-44 (Sturmgewehr-44). The AR-15 is categorized as "Sporting Rifle" not a Assault Rifle (weapon). This is true of all sporting rifles cosmetically looking like the military version. #AssaultRifle, #History, #TheWarOnLanguage, #AssaultWeaponsBan, #2ndAmendment, #2A https://www.thoughtco.com/world-war-ii-sturmgewehr-44-stg44-2361247