Editing Assault weapon (section)

===Distinction from assault rifles===
The term "'''assault rifle'''" is frequently used interchangeably with the term "'''assault weapon'''" but this use has been described as incorrect and a misapplication of the term.<ref name="Poole"/> The AP Stylebook suggests that newsrooms avoid the terms "assault weapon" and "assault rifle" instead using the term "semi-automatic rifle".<ref>{{Cite web|title=What's new in the AP Stylebook, 55th Edition?|url=https://help.apstylebook.com/support/solutions/articles/66000156253-what-s-new-in-the-ap-stylebook-55th-edition-|access-date=2021-12-04|website=APStylebook.com|language=en}}</ref> Part of the definition of "assault rifle", according to the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]],'' is that it is selective-fire, which means that it is capable of both semiautomatic and fully automatic fire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=assault rifle {{!}} Definition, Examples, Facts, & History {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/assault-rifle |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Civilian ownership of [[machine gun]]s, including selective-fire rifles, has been tightly regulated since 1934 under the [[National Firearms Act]] and since 1986 under the [[Firearm Owners Protection Act]].<ref name=Koerner040916/>