Complex sentence: Actually possessing the operational features, such as'full-auto', changes the classification from an assault weapon to a Class 3 weapon; merely the possession of cosmetic features is enough to warrant such classification as an assault weapon.
Split into simpler sentences: Actually possessing the operational features, such as'full-auto', changes the classification from an assault weapon to a Class 3 weapon. Merely the possession of cosmetic features is enough to warrant such classification as an assault weapon.