Quote Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump View Post
I think the fixation on the issue stems from the fact that lots of uninformed people, to include journalists from major networks and publications, present "assault rifle" in a manner that it is the same as a "machine gun", not unlike the way you convince a nation that some low grade chemical weapons and possible nuclear material=a nuclear missle.

The fixation is about making sure peoples ducks are in a row and they are dealing with facts
So...

Am I right in assuming that the US Army uses full auto "to scare" and semi-auto "to kill" with their 5.56, like we do(did) with our 7.62?