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11. assault rifle

They are actually MSRs. Modern sporting rifles. I would prefer modern hunting rifle, but a lot of people use them for target shooting/competition as well, so I guess sporting is the proper classification for them. Assault weapon/rifle doesn't even make sense. This class of firearms are used in less assaults than any other class of weapons.

If I'm not mistaken there is an actual class of weapons classified as assault weapons, but they aren't available to the general public without jumping through some pretty ridiculous hoops, and handing over a couple months income. Other than that they're only available to military, le, and criminals as far as I know. What's being touted as assault weapons by the media is nothing but barely functional look alikes.