Originally posted here by rcgreen
A "fully automatic" weapon is legally classified as a machine gun.



http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcfullau.html

The "assault weapons" being debated now are not fully automatic.
BTW, I believe that Oswald assasinated Kennedy with a bolt action rifle, and
that is not considered an "assault" weapon.
Interesting but the site kinda confuses me it says "the federal law says this......."
and then says "Firearms laws change frequently, and vary from state to state" Don't federal laws take precedence over state laws? I was under the impression that possesion/purchase of weapons like tech9s ar15s/m16 ak47s etc was a state to state thing? Some states very easy to get and some not?