(May 6, 2013 at 11:55 am)bladevalant546 Wrote: Sorry guys, these are miss identified guns. They are not "assault weapons" as the term assault beckons an adjective to imply the use of the gun for offensive measures. Thus "defensive weapon" is the correct term as these weapons are being used for defense.
The technical origin of the term arose from the mobile warfare of WWII. It was found that for defending a position single shots were more effective but for assaulting (attacking) a position full auto fire was more effective. In WWII type warfare one could be defending in the morning and attacking in the afternoon. Carrying two different weapons was impractical. Thus a selective fire weapon was the solution and got the name.
