“AR” – Assault Rifle? Ah, No!

I am certainly no gun expert, but this little do I know --

AR does NOT stand for “Assault Rifle”

The “AR” in AR-15 is assumed to mean “assault rifle”.   The “AR” comes from the firearms manufacturer Armalite. Those letters are used as a standard naming practice for their firearms. Just like the Ford F-150, the AR-15 is a specific model.   Just like there’s an F-250 and an F-350, there’s also an AR-10 and an AR-30. Again, the AR does not mean “assault rifle.”

So what is an assault rifle?  It really is a machine gun!

An assault rifle is a rifle that has selectable firing modes and can fire in fully automatic mode or semiautomatic mode. To do this, there is a toggle that you operate between modes.

One firing mode is called “semiautomatic.” Semiautomatic means that when the trigger is pulled, the following happens:  One trigger pull = one bullet fired.  A firearm that fires one bullet at a time and loads the next round into the chamber is called a “semiautomatic” firearm. Semiautomatic rifles are NOT assault rifles.

Operate the toggle switch and you can get the “fully automatic” mode. In the case of full auto firearms, when the trigger is pulled and held down, the firearm will shoot continuously until the trigger is released or until the gun runs out of ammunition.  This is your classic machine gun. Machine guns can be described as assault rifles.

Machine guns are not available to the public.  The vast majority of gun owners do NOT own machine guns or assault rifles.

The left wing media will try to persuade you using scare tactics and misinformation. Don’t fall into their trap by supporting your own ignorance. Remember, the liberals have as their ammo – feelings and emotions.  So they will do all they can to flare these up in you in order to achieve a goal or support a narrative. 

Best way to fight against the cancer of liberalism is with knowledge.  Feelings and emotions are much like sugar that helps feed cancer cells. When you put within your mind knowledge, you starve and deprive the cancer cells of their fuel and you will be restored to your right mind and empower yourself to stand firm against those who could care less about your rights and freedoms.