Handguns do not qualify. "Assault" weapon has never been used as in "assaulting" someone, but as in "a squad assaulting an enemy position", implying weapons ca

Handguns do not qualify. "Assault" weapon has never been used as in "assaulting" someone, but as in "a squad assaulting an enemy position", implying weapons capable of fully-automatic suppressive fire. Which really is nowhere what civilians can get access... unless you want to spend >$20k on a pre-1986 firearm.