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In article <9301252007.aa21687@claudius.pica.army.mil> erudnick@pica.army.mil (FSAC-SID) writes:
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#gus Baird writes:
##For simplicity, clarity, and a little nostalgia, "army rifles"?
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#Unfortunately, this fits right in with NJ Governor Florio's "weapons of
#war" BS. As in "legitimate sportsmen don't need _____________..."
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#I kinda like defense rifles: The selective fire guns are "assault rifles",
#while the semi-only are "defense rifles". Or something like that?
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Actually, some commonsense terms already exist:

For semi-automatic military rifles-
battle rifle or carbine (dependent on barrel length)

For select fire military rifles capable of burst or full auto-
assualt rifle, carbine or pistol (dependent on barrel length)

BDW