Bullet Hoses

Semiautomatic Assault Weapons—What Are They? What’s So Bad About Them?

Table of Contents

Ten Key Points about What Assault Weapons Are and Why They Are So Deadly
What Is a Semiautomatic Assault Weapon?
What’s So Bad about Semiautomatic Assault Weapons?
The “Father of All Assault Rifles”
Modern Descendants of the STG-44 on America’s Streets
The Gun Industry’s Lies
Summing Up
Endnotes

This is the full text of the May 2003 Violence Policy Center study Bullet Hoses: Semiautomatic Assault Weapons—What Are They? What’s So Bad About Them?