Originally Posted By: wyobirds
I've always assumed that assault rifles were fully automatic weapons used by the military and not semi auto rifles, but I'm not the media.

Semi-automatic rifles were first produced in 1885 and today there are 72 new models available, which are often and erroneously identified by the media as AR-15s. Tens of thousands of used semi-automatic rifles are currently on the market.

How will HR5087 effect the used market?


Went to get some 2&1/4 SG shot shells for my police shotgun. The salesman said the sales for AR-15s are up already. If this continues it will be good for guys who sank money into assault-style rifles right before last presidential election.