I have yet to see a valid desciption of a "assault weapon". If you figure it out, please post it for us.

Most people will say, "folding stock, bayanet lug, magazine capacity" etc. But you can remove the bayanet lug, put the barrelled action in a solid stock, and get magazines with less capacity. Does that make it any less a lethal weapon? I may have missed it, but I don't think anyone in the government has truly defined "assault weapon". Maybe that's intentional so they can come after your Remington 11-87 and Browning BAR's next.