I read and hear the expression "assault rifle" just about every day. In the Army or Marines, if you are at the bottom of a hill, ready to take it, it is an assault rifle.
If you are on the top of that hill, now defending it, is it still an assault rifle?
The word assault, is over used to make any rifle sound like it is a weapon for an aggressive person.
Eugene Conway, Korean Army war veteran
East side
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.