That Was Then, This is Now
The NRA and the Gun Industry Talk About Assault Weapons–From Both Sides of Their Mouths
Endnotes

1) Advertisement, Guns & Ammo (July 1982), p. 20.

2) “Handgunner’s Glossary,” Guns & Ammo (August 1988), p. 42.

3) “Partisan Avenger .45 Assault Pistol,” Guns & Ammo Handgun Annual (1989), pp. 26-30.

4) “H&K’s 9 mm Para Carbine,” Guns & Ammo (November 1983), p. 44.

5) “Sites Spectre HC Pistol,” American Rifleman (December 1990), p. 58.

6) “Steyr Mannlicher SPP Pistol,” American Rifleman (August 1993), p. 72; see also,”Colt’s 9mm AR-1 5,” Guns & Ammo (July 1985), p. 76 (“fired from the hip…. about as natural a pointer as you can get.”).

7) See, e.g., Assault Systems advertisements in Guns & Ammo (July 1981), p. 90 (“assault rifle case”), 92 (“lightweight assault bipod”); (November 1983), p. 101 (“assault rifle cases” and “padded assault rifle sling”); Beeman advertisement in Guns & Ammo (December 1982), p. 14 (“Beeman Short Scopes…New for Assault Rifles to Airguns…Use on assault rifles…”); Ventech Inc. advertisement for “Assault Weapon Accessories” in Guns & Ammo(February 1991), p. 96 (“Mini- 14 10/22 AR-7…”).

8) Heckler & Koch advertisement, Guns & Ammo (July 1984), p. 9.

9) Heckler & Koch advertisement, Guns & Ammo (June 1984), back cover.

I0) Intratec advertisement, Guns & Ammo (January 1989), p. 77.

11) Magnum Research advertisement, Guns & Ammo (November 1982), p. 59. See also, e.g., advertisement by Paragon S&S Inc. for AR 10, Guns & Ammo (July 1981), p. 90 (“Used world wide by military and LAW ENFORCEMENT officers. This famous assault rifle is now available in a semi-auto form!”).

12) “Calico M-100 rifle,” American Rifleman (January 1987), p. 61.

13) “H&K’s 9 mm Para Carbine,” Guns & Ammo (November 1983), p. 44.

14) “A.A. Arms AP9 Assault Pistol,” Guns & Ammo Handgun Annual (1989), p. 51.

15) “Colt’s 9mm AR-1 5,” Guns & Ammo (July 1985), p. 76.

16) “H&K’s 9 mm Para Carbine,” Guns & Ammo (November 1983), p. 42.

17) CA Inc. advertisement, Guns & Ammo (March 1981), p. 92.

18) Duncan Long, Assault Pistols, Rifles and Submachine Guns (Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press 1986), p. 1.

19) See, “How Effective is Automatic Fire?,” American Rifleman (May 1980), pp. 3031, 80.

20) See, e.g., “Calico M-1 00 rifle,” American Rifleman (January 1987), p. 61 (“the full 100 rounds were sent downrange in 14 seconds by one flicker-fingered tester.”)

21) Jeffrey A. Roth and Christopher S. Koper, et al., Impact Evaluation of the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act of 1994: Final Report (Washington, DC: The Urban Institute 1997), p. 107.

22) Kristen Rand, Cop Killers: Assault Weapon Attacks on America’s Police (Washington, DC: Violence Policy Center 1995), p. 7-8.

23) Jeffrey A. Roth and Christopher S. Koper, et al., Impact Evaluation of the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act of 1994: Final Report (Washington, DC: The Urban Institute 1997), p. 108.

 

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