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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (108640)	4/13/2009 3:45:08 PM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542570

Assault weapon refers to a broad category of firearms, including military-style semiautomatic rifles derived from assault rifles, and also including some pistols and shotguns. Assault weapons are often similar in appearance to military firearms, but are capable of firing only one round each time the trigger is pulled. This definition of the term "assault weapon" is notably different from the definition of "assault rifle" -- a term originally coined in the German ("sturmgewehr") to refer to a rifle that could be switched between fully-automatic and semi-automatic behavior. en.wikipedia.org An assault weapon is designed to fire a small projectile at a high rate of speed, as all guns are designed to do, down to a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (108640)	4/13/2009 9:23:18 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542570

>>Nuclear weapons are suitcase size right now. Hand held nuclear weapons are not that many years away. We now have toys that children can operate remotely to move things around. I don't see that much difference between an assault weapon and some remotely operated nuclear device that kids can operate.<< Mary - Although people sometimes talk about suitcase nukes, from what I've read none of them actually exist. The technology requirements to build such a device are very high, and countries that have such technology don't need suitcase nukes because they have missiles. As for hand held nukes, I don't know of any reason anyone would attempt to build them. That would be like having a gun that is sure to kill your enemy because it fires in all directions at once. Fine, as long as you don't mind dying the first time you fire it. - Allen