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This is a rhetorical trick. We do not need a technical definition of "assault weapon". We need a legal one. The legal definition here was written by the Illinois legislature and seems to be upheld by the courts.
If someone asks you for a technical definition for a gun law, see if the relevant legal definition exists.
It was upheld, but it's also theater, you need to understand. Without fail, every time a state legislature engages in "assault weapon" bans, without fail, they:
Ban a bunch of weapons that have never been used in a mass shooting.
Fail to ban a bunch of weapons that have been used in mass shootings.
Fail to future-proof the law in any way, so new firearms that will become popular in mass shootings are not banned.
The net result is new restrictions with no relation to actual gun violence. They could pass laws addressing the actual problems at hand, like lowering the bar for access to mental health care. They choose not to.
That's because it's not about public safety, it's about disarmament.
Oh cool. Another rhetorical trick. The law isn't perfect. So anyone that supports it looks foolish.
Bonus rhetorical trick. Let's talk about mental health. Aka, change the topic and ignore that one too.