Is a flintlock an assault weapon???

roswellnative

French Flintlock Cannon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Long_gun_firing_system_mg_7974.jpg#globalusage

themountainman

In the right hands, ABSOLUTELY. In the wrong hands, only to himself.[B)]

Chief Shaway

When they first introduced the "Assualt Weapon ban" years back part of the ban was any firearm capable of firing with bayonet attatched. Pretty much sums up my Brown Bess. [:D]

Spider7115

Any gun, knife, hammer, ice pick, car, tire iron or baseball bat can be an assault weapon.

ltcdoty

I seem to remember about fifteen years or so ago, Massachusetts passed a law that required trigger locks. If I remember the story right some wag in the State Legislature wanted them to put a trigger lock on a flintlock long gun that was used at Bunker Hill or Lexington that hangs in one of the Legislative chambers.

I don't know if it was done or not.

badsbsnf81

It all depends on whose definition of what an "assault weapon" is you are using.

Rocklobster

I believe that some colonists and their British overlords might have thought so at one time or another.

searcher5

Anything that I am being assaulted with, is an assault weapon to me.

Perhaps we should initiate a verbal haranguing ban.

Mr. Perfect

10 random things that are an assault weapon:
assault paper
assault spoon
assault gerbil
assault licorice
assault tire
assault lightening
assault window
assault calculator
assault spaghetti noodle
assault tent

The more things we label "assault" the more meaningless the term becomes.

slumlord44

Reminds me of a conversation I had with a nice lady who was a fellow school board member, at a school board meeting when we were discussing school polich on weapons in schools. I asked her to define weapon. When she could not come up with an answer, I picked up my balpoint pen, took her hand, and explained that if I stabed her in the hand with it, it became a weapon. I also explained that if I stabed her in the chest with it, I could kill her. Then I asked her if we should ban balpoint pens from the schools. She finaly got the point. Sadly, too many people do not seem to understand and let their emotions rule. We may be screwed because of tnis.

evileye fleagal

they were to the red-coats

lksmith03

I don't see a grip on it