Reply #87: It's what the Secret Service say it is and its situational, based on the location [View All]

They are real hard asses about the safety of those they protect. In other threads, myself and others who have had direct personal experience have pointed that out. If they err, they err on the side of protecting POTUS, not the feelings of some goober with a gun. Its purportedly a multizone approach. What is allowed in an outer zone may not be allowed in a nearer one. Not just weapons, but cars, unscreened backpacks, and other things.

Since there are very very few assault weapons in this country, your question is as specious as the definition that some use, vice the correct technical definition for an assault rifle (medium caliber, selective fire). However, the max effective range for pistols is about 50 meters, with a max of about 1000m. Rifles depending on caliber etc can go a whole lot farther, regardless of method of operation (break open, bolt, lever, semi-auto, auto). I regularly shoot targets at 600m with what is considered a hunting rifle by most.