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Originally Posted by
Hirlau
.........and Wikipedia is wrong, as it often is.
From the wikipedia article in question:
"An automatic firearm is a firearm that loads another round mechanically after the first round has been fired.
The term can be used to refer to semi-automatic firearms, which fire one shot per single pull of the trigger (like the .45 "automatic"), or fully automatic firearms, which will continue to load and fire ammunition until the trigger (or other activating device) is released, the ammunition is exhausted, or the firearm is jammed."
So the term "automatic" refers to the loading, not firing. What's wrong about that?
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On the main topic, this is all just about where we as a people draw the line, right? Otherwise, if you try to interpret the 2nd amendment in some absolute fashion, why can't we privately own Stinger missiles?