George Mocsary, professor of law at the University of Wyoming and director of UW’s Firearms Research Center, previously told Cowboy State Daily the term “assault rifle” is misused for hyperbole.
The concept of the assault rifle dates to the StG 44, a weapon the German military fielded late in World War II. As the tide turned against Nazi forces, weapons designers were trying to come up with an upgrade.
When the new weapon was presented to Hitler in 1944, he was supposedly so impressed he called it the “Sturmgewehr,” which translates to “storm rifle” or “assault rifle.” The StG 44 became its official moniker, with the “44” designating the year 1944, when it went into production.
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