What is a 'semi-automatic assault weapon'?

What is a 'semi-automatic assault weapon'?

Larry Pratt (Executive Director, Gun Owners of America) gives expert video advice on: What is an 'assault weapon'?; What is the difference between a handgun and an 'assault weapon'?; What is an assault rifle? and more...

Technically, there's not a semi automatic assault weapon. An assault weapon technically has to be capable of firing as a machine gun, completely automatically. The semi automatic requires one pull of the trigger for each round that is fired. And it's incapable of firing any other way.