What’s an Assault Weapon, and why are they so deadly?

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about tighter regulations on assault weapons like the AR-15. If we are going to regulate these weapons, we will need a legal definition describing them. And instead of a definition that depends upon specific configurations or cosmetic appearance, we propose a definition based on the factors that make this class of weapons so deadly.

This presentation focuses on the development of this class of weapons, the factors that make them so deadly, and how we can use those factors to legally define an “assault weapon” for future regulation thereof.