King:
In my experience;Just because someone's been in the military or the police for that matter doesn't mean there a firearms expert.
I had a police officer acquaintance over awhile back from the Scottsdale PD which carries Glock 23s. When I asked him what he thought of the 40 Smith&Wesson(cartridge) he kept repeatedly stating "No we carry Glocks". It took awhile to convince him his Glock was indeed chambered in 40S&W! Ergo: The anti's have successfully muddied the waters and used the term
"assault weapon" successfully to their advantage.

Bilious Bob:
You are correct but neither the anti's or the "mainstream news media" care to straighten out the distinction.
Jim

The 2nd Amendment IS an unalienable right.