Assault weapons............Are you talking about the media's "assault weapon" ? whiffel bats could fall in to that catagory. An actual assault weapon as defined by law will not likely be let off the leash just yet. We may gain some ground by redefining what an assault weapon is during the next round of anti-gun cases. We just have to prove how much better an assault weapon is for doing the job that the 2nd admin. gave us the right to do.