On 10 Jun 2004 02:37:35 GMT, GTO69RA4 wrote:
Handguns are used in olympic competition. "Assault rifles" are defined
by politicians who are as twisted as you; I've got one that's worth
about $3000 dollars, and is an "assault weapon" because it has
a bayonet lug.

Just a question for personal curiosity. Is this a full-auto rifle?

Nope, I'm not class 3.

No semi
prebans I've seen go for half that. More like $600+ for a pre-94 (with lug and
pistol grip, and imported parts).

This is a Springfield Armory M1-A (civilian, semi-auto version of the
M14) with a large degree of accurization work. Not all of the "assault
weapons" encumbered by the ban are AK-47 derivatives. There's no functional
difference, of course, between this gun and any other semi-auto, but it
has a bayonet lug so the anti's call it an assault weapon.