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Old 01-22-2015, 12:57 PM   #8
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Yeah, if one requires a Seg, and one's bunker is solar powered, or you know someone who will allow you to use their precious power to charge a Seg (or you use your superior firepower to eliminate the original owner), then you have a good solution.

I won't argue about the whether an "assault rifle" is defined by whether it is capable of full automatic fire. Most military versions have single shot or three-round burst capability, and many military people are trained to use single-shots, except for specific situations. Most recently, the Charlie Hebdo terrorists were said to be professionally trained because they used their AK's in single shot mode. The intended usage of the design of those weapons (high power, big clips, modest effective range) defines their usage, at last as much as full-auto capability does.

As a person who has been professionally trained in firearms by the military, my perspective is that the choice of a high-powered semi-automatic rifle ("assault" or not) for home defense can only be justified if one thinks one's home will be invaded by something other than an individual or two who are primarily intent on robbery.

For anyone else, the rounds fired are far too powerful for use inside a home, easily able to penetrate walls and kill anyone (including family members) who is unlucky enough to be on the other side. It's an individual choice, but it's a bad one for "home defense", apart from the apocalypse or attack by "jack-booted government thugs". In addition, you can't get into K-Mart (and an increasing group of other stores), with an AK slung over your back (legal or not) unless you intend to use it to gain entrance. So a bad choice for most everything....except military or paramilitary usage.
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