[Moneyguy1]

And the purpose of the projectile is?

That is the problem with definitions. Sometimes they do not go far enough, and stop where to go further would refute the individual's argument.

A respect firearms and support the right of the individual to own them. I even have a marksman badge from the service. Where I part ways is when the right to own firearms goes to those individuals psychologically unfit to own them and the ownership of weapons by any civilian that are specifically designed to throw massive amounts of lead. Firearms for the purpose of home or personal defense; OK. Firearms for sport and hunting, OK. But, since hunting is a sport, I do not think that a weapon such as an AK47 is a sport type firearm. It makes for a lousy home defense system as well.. Am I wrong here? Have I missed something in the argument? Why would one need such a weapon except to inflict massive damage?