Original sentence: An assault weapon is a firearm that satisfies a certain set of conditions specifically designed to designate a weapon as such.Note that this term is NOT the same as an assault rifle, which has an established technical definition and is capable of fully automatic fire (see.Perhaps the largest misuse of the term is to call a machine-gun an "assault weapon".The National Firearms Act of 1934 specifically addresses these types of firearms, and the private ownership and usage of machine-guns are extremely regulated.The term is political in nature and its use is highly controversial
Edited sentence: An Assault weapon is one of a wide group of weapons which some consider inappropriate for civilian ownership.It is also widely believed that fully-automatic weapons (aka machine-guns) are covered under assualt weapons laws but this is not the case, these too are covered by the NFA.Note that this term is NOT the same as an assault rifle, which has an established technical definition and is capable of fully automatic fire.This term is political in nature and its use is highly controversial