On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 04:47:33 GMT, Adam Smith wrote:


A weapon intended for military use, in combat. The particular specs will
change continuously, and there is always going to be a grey area and
disagreement on where exactly the lines are drawn between personal
defense weapons or historical collectible weapons and contemporary
battlefield weapons.
So what is the difference? Millions of Lee Enfields (4million no 4
models alone) were made - and most ended up in civilian hands.
Or a Saiga rifle - basically the AK47 with a PC thumbhole stock and
nice woodwork vs a semi auto AK47 clone (mechanically identical but
looks evil) vs Ruger Mini 30 (different functionally, same cartridge).
The Ruger makes no claims to being a military weapon - but fires the
same bullets.
It is a specious argument.
geoff