It's not stated in such terms, but the author makes numerous statements equating the two, when they are in fact different products. This is the standard tactic for sowing this sort of confusion. You conflate the two by means either explicit or implicit while failing to point out the rather glaring differences.

You may very well be right. They found a memo years ago from a guy at one of the gun control nonprofits that said specifically that they should capitalize on the fact that the public can't tell the difference between genuine assault rifles and guns labeled assault weapons.

It is possible to modify weapons. Even more complicated conversions can be accomplished. Just as entire submachine guns can be made at Home Depot. The issue is that the author doesn't know what he's talking about.

I actually have a MacBook myself. Just pointing out that he's a soft-handed urban dandy who knows dick about his topic. Was just being huffy. Sorry.

If you can't tell the difference between the full-auto rifles they sell to their government forces and the semi-autos they sell to civilians, you have zero authority to write on any such matters. The sheer amount of ignorance on the subject exhibited by people who supposedly know better proves once again that basic…

Eat protein and natural, healthful fats and avoid sugar and carbs. You get a long-lasting feeling of satiety instead of a post-carb insulin spike that has you feeling weirdly hungry even after a big meal.

Agreed! I thought he spent a little too much time on "Super Size Me", but the main body of the film where he deals with the lipid hypothesis was really compelling. Got me to change my habits.

You think I mind? You are most welcome to stay. Though, now that I think about it, I remember having a few of these, and one of them may have been an Ertl.

Love this old Firebird T-Top. (Hot Wheels I believe.) It just visually dominated the rest of the collection. There's so much going on, and every little detail was fun. The T-Top meant you could really see the interior, the spoiler felt great in the hand, and that crazy freaking decal!

If I may offer another theory, also with a brief (if not as well-produced) video:

Had a Prius. Grew to hate it. Wanted to get something good to drive, but had a hatchback and 4 doors for my kids. Was looking at a regular Impreza just because I was dead-set against Front Wheel Drive, but every Impreza review I read online had a link to their better review of the new (2010) Mazda3. Test-drove it…

I don't have a problem with Apple's shuffling order being set like this. My problem with their shuffle is that it tends to linger on a given artist or small subset of artists instead of sampling at random. I have about 70 gigs going at any given point, and it seems odd that iTunes (or an iPhone/iPod) should keep…

I don't mean to insult anyone, but let me ask this question honestly: Would you wear a garment dedicated to a car you don't own and/or can't afford? Just speaking for myself, I find it a bit silly to go around as a walking billboard for Porsche when I'm not actually a customer of their primary product (the car.) …

I didn't even mention the time that I was pulling up to a fast-moving street on a small downhill patch. I hit a bump and got the orange traction light of doom, which caused the car to roll towards the cross-traffic with no way for me to stop it. Fortunately, control returned in the nick of time and nothing happened.…

This sounds to me like being in love with the idea of being in love. Sure, the Prius represents progress in the automotive industry, and I'm sure in the near future we'll start seeing incredible cars that were either made possible or hastened to market by the existence of the Prius. But I'm not sensing genuine love…

And what?

I was waiting for them to finally sell their Italian-ness to us. I think they very nearly missed that boat in the otherwise great Abarth Super Bowl ad. They were THIIIS close, but they blew it at the last second. The tag should not have been "You'll never forget the first time you see one." I already have. The ad…

I've got to agree. I think Americans just include ourselves in these things because we see bad American drivers every day, and we subtly believe our country includes both the best and worst of EVERYTHING.

I'll say one thing for the Indian driving test: It involves getting a car going with a manual transmission. That means he can do something that 75% of Americans will never manage in their entire lives!

This one is indefensible on my part, but I hate it so much. In LA, we have a lot of windy canyon roads, and I live near several of them. So here's my tale of woe: