andy wrote above:
""Assault weapon" is a term fabricated by the gun control lobby in order to scare the public into approving laws that violate their own rights to bear arms, while doing nothing to prevent crime."
... just as the word "racist" is a term fabricated by the left in order to scare others into silence. Funny, though - I see that word used here quite often by folks who should know better.
I read today that the weapon the Orlando shooter used is technically not even an "AR-15", but something else. No matter -- still grist for their mill.