So, It's The Look And Feel. Not That It's Actually An Assault Weapon

Leave it to progressive Washington State to make an attempt to enact a law banning "assault" weapons because they have the look and feel of one, but, really isn't.

I am a retired infantry soldier of 21 years. An assault weapon is defined as any hand held, shoulder fired weapon capable of semi-automatic, three round burst or fully automatic rate of fire. Contrary to what Washington State progressive politicians say, civilian weapons that can be purchased in gun stores or gun shows ARE NOT assault weapons because they have the look and feel of one. These weapons are only capable of a semi-automatic rate of fire, which means that each time a shot is fired, the trigger must be released and then pulled.

This move is nothing more than another attempt to control the populace, because these arrogant, progressive elitists think they know what's best. Unless the citizens of Washington State stand up and stop taking this crap from these politicians, it will continue to happen.

I would like to ask these elitist politicians a question. What would a car be if the person behind the wheel deliberately drove through a crowd of people killing some of them? An assault vehicle?

Feel free to drop them a line - Washington State Senate

Senate Bill 6396 reads in part:

7 (20) "Assault weapon" means:
8 (a) Any semiautomatic pistol or semiautomatic or pump-action rifle
9 or shotgun that is capable of accepting a detachable magazine, with a
10 capacity to accept more then ten rounds of ammunition and that also
11 possesses any of the following:
12 (i) If the firearm is a rifle or shotgun, a pistol grip located
13 rear of the trigger;
14 (ii) If the firearm is a rifle or shotgun, a stock in any
15 configuration, including but not limited to a thumbhole stock, a
16 folding stock or a telescoping stock, that allows the bearer of the
17 firearm to grasp the firearm with the trigger hand such that the web of
18 the trigger hand, between the thumb and forefinger, can be placed below
19 the top of the external portion of the trigger during firing;
20 (iii) If the firearm is a pistol, a shoulder stock of any type or
21 configuration, including but not limited to a folding stock or a
22 telescoping stock;
23 (iv) A barrel shroud;
24 (v) A muzzle brake or muzzle compensator;
25 (vi) Any feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that
26 can be held by the hand that is not the trigger hand;
27 (b) Any pistol that is capable of accepting a detachable magazine
28 at any location outside of the pistol grip;
29 (c) Any semiautomatic pistol, any semiautomatic, center-fire rifle,
30 or any shotgun with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept
31 more than ten rounds of ammunition;
32 (d) Any shotgun capable of accepting a detachable magazine;
33 (e) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder;
34 (f) Any conversion kit or other combination of parts from which an
35 assault weapon can be assembled if the parts are in the possession or
36 under the control of any person.
37 (21) "Detachable magazine" means a magazine, the function of which

1 is to deliver one or more ammunition cartridges into the firing
2 chamber, which can be removed from the firearm without the use of any
3 tool, including a bullet or ammunition cartridge.
4 (22) "Barrel shroud" means a covering, other than a slide, that is
5 attached to, or that substantially or completely encircles, the barrel
6 of a firearm and that allows the bearer of the firearm to hold the
7 barrel with the nonshooting hand while firing the firearm, without
8 burning that hand, except that the term does not include an extension
9 of the stock along the bottom of the barrel that does not substantially
10 or completely encircle the barrel.
11 (23) "Muzzle brake" means a device attached to the muzzle of a
12 weapon that utilizes escaping gas to reduce recoil.
13 (24) "Muzzle compensator" means a device attached to the muzzle of
14 a weapon that utilizes escaping gas to control muzzle movement.
15 (25) "Conversion kit" means any part or combination of parts
16 designed and intended for use in converting a firearm into an assault
17 weapon.