What is an 'assault weapon'?

What is an '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...

An assault weapon is a machine gun, meaning it can fire completely automatically by pulling the trigger. Bullets continue to fire if it's been set for that particular modality.