I Am Surprised That the Media Didn’t Label This One an "Assault Weapon”

Deputy Shoots Man Carrying Toy Gun

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Authorities later saw that Velez was carrying an AirSoft BB gun, which uses a mold to capture the look, feel and weight of a real weapon.

I am surprised that the media didn’t label this Airsoft an “assault weapon” as they normally do with any other black gun. After all, that is what the semi-automatic AK knock offs do. They capture the look, feel and weight of a real fully automatic weapon, but because they allow only one shot per trigger pull, they clearly are not. The media needs to quit calling them assault weapons.