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<blockquote data-quote="TonyRumore" data-source="post: 2001737" data-attributes="member: 416">I think the term got rolling when lawmakers started writing laws regulating those type of guns.&nbsp; If you have ever authored a major contract, or even read one for that matter, there is a list of &quot;defined terms&quot; spelled out in the language.&nbsp; These defined terms can be defined as anything you want them to be, as long as you use the term consistently throughout the document.&nbsp; Defined terms allow the auther to refer to a short word or words without having the write out a long ass explanation every time it is used.&nbsp; For example in an acquisition contract, you would have the terms &quot;Buyer&quot; and &quot;Seller&quot; defined as American Airlines at 123 Main Street, Dallas, Texas, and Boeing Aircraft Corp in Washington.&nbsp; Then in the main body, you would only see &quot;Buyer&quot; and &quot;Seller&quot; used.With that said, the lawmaker has to define that type of gun as something....it could be anything, but they chose &quot;Assault Weapon&quot; and spelled it out as a defined term to be used throughout the document.&nbsp; The ATF defines shotguns with barrels under 18&quot; to be &quot;Short Barreled Shotguns&quot;, however many States define them as &quot;Sawed Off Shotguns&quot;.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t matter either way, since the definition is written out to explain what it means in that particular document.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TonyRumore, post: 2001737, member: 416"] I think the term got rolling when lawmakers started writing laws regulating those type of guns. If you have ever authored a major contract, or even read one for that matter, there is a list of "defined terms" spelled out in the language. These defined terms can be defined as anything you want them to be, as long as you use the term consistently throughout the document. Defined terms allow the auther to refer to a short word or words without having the write out a long ass explanation every time it is used. For example in an acquisition contract, you would have the terms "Buyer" and "Seller" defined as American Airlines at 123 Main Street, Dallas, Texas, and Boeing Aircraft Corp in Washington. Then in the main body, you would only see "Buyer" and "Seller" used. With that said, the lawmaker has to define that type of gun as something....it could be anything, but they chose "Assault Weapon" and spelled it out as a defined term to be used throughout the document. The ATF defines shotguns with barrels under 18" to be "Short Barreled Shotguns", however many States define them as "Sawed Off Shotguns". It doesn't matter either way, since the definition is written out to explain what it means in that particular document. [/QUOTE]

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