Quote Originally Posted by slapout9 View Post
I understand that but my point was and is that seperation of church and state is NOT in the Constitution as it is so often said to be. What is in the Constitution is protection against the establishment of a national religion ( the church of England) and the protection to freely practice your religion. This goes all the way back to Plymouth Rock, the original cause for the creation of America.
Does it not imply separation though, for all practical purposes? Because if it doesn't, then what church would have the privilege not to be separate, to the potential detriment of all the others?

Quote Originally Posted by slapout9 View Post
Next I cannot find an original source but the original key defintion of assault rifle was full automatic fire not semi-automatic.
As I have always understood it, the following three points in conjunction:

  • capable of automatic fire
  • high capacity mag
  • medium / intermediate calibre / cartridge

Given point three, I'm not sure why the Austrians called their FN FAL the Stg 58.