stanc Wrote:LOL. Every firearm has its "roots" in the single-shot, muzzleloading, medieval "hand cannon." That's quite a bit different than being functionally the same.
The point is that the select-fire M16 and the semi-auto AR15 have basically the same combat capability.
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You forgot to comment on this: Until the NFA tax law was adopted, there was no legal separation, class or distinction between civilian or military firearms. Marketing, "not law" for the potential customer was the only distinction.
If we used the lefts logic, shovels "entrenching tools" should be banned since they are weapons of war. The point being made and used by the 2ndA foundation was the AR-15 was not designed specifically and used as a weapon of war. What exactly is combat capability??? I would gather it is material, items, adopted and used by the military and all Stoner type 5.56 rifles have full auto or burst capability. Semi auto only is not a function the military adopts for their 5.56 rifles so this proves they were designed for civilian use, correct??? The Remington bolt action is used by the military, so does that make bolt action rifles illegal for civilians use since it is a weapon of war adopted by the military??? Semi auto pistols and revolvers are used by the military so are they weapons of war which should be banned for civilians??? Knives, optics, night vision, etc are used as weapons of war. Should these items be banned as weapons of war??? It is the weapon of war that is protected under the 2ndA which you have argued against me on in the past claiming the 2A only protects the "militia" military and national guard since the unorganized militia is non existent. You are now using a straw man argument that the win for our gun rights by the 2A foundation is not a win since it separates sporting use "civilian" vs military firearms. So you are saying it is not a win for the 2A since it uses the flawed sporting use clause even though you believe the 2A only protects weapons of war for the militia, "being the national guard and military only" since the unorganized militia is no longer in existence or are you saying there are no legal firearms protected under the 2A for civilians???