https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/18/the-facts-about-assault-weapons-and-crime/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 02:14:19 -0400<![CDATA[Yes, the Bushmaster and the AK-47 are &#8220;military-style weapons.&#8221; But the key word is &#8220;style&#8221;—they are similar to military guns in their cosmetics, not in the way they operate. The guns covered by the original were not the fully automatic machine guns used by the military, but semiautomatic versions of those guns.]]>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:00:50 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/18/the-facts-about-assault-weapons-and-crime-n99350