I am not sure what the "official" definition is, or even if there is an official definition, but my understanding is that an ASSULT RIFLE is one that was originally intended to be used by a military (foriegn or domestic) unit in an assult on that hill, postion, or PEOPLE, as opposed to a rifle used for hunting animals. Assult rifles are automatic or simi-automatic whereas hunting rifles are usually single shot rifles.
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