You should be aware, though, that your .30 cal carbine can be classified as an "assault weapon" just for the mere fact that it can hold a high capacity magazine.
I have several weapons myself, and so does my son. We have them for 3 reasons: #1- For hunting. We don't shoot anything we don't plan on eating, unless we happen to come upon the occasional copperhead. We limit ourselves to one deer each, and the meat really helps save on grocery bills. #2- We enjoy target shooting on our property, which is 15 acres out in the sticks. We use our .22s or pellet rifles because the ammo is very inexpensive, and it gives us plenty of quality time together. #3- Protection... I live way out in the sticks, in the 4th smallest County in our State. Our whole County is 7 miles wide and about 35 miles long. At any given time, we have 3 sheriffs deputies on patrol. Response time can be anywhere from 20 minutes to over an hour. We have been told by the sheriff, point blank, that we are "basically on your own. You do what you HAVE TO DO to keep yourselves safe until we arrive".
One of my rifles is also classified as an "assault weapon"... but it truly *IS* one. It's a 1958 Romanian Military Issue SKS. I've modified the stock by taking the factory wooden one off and adding a TAPCO Composite stock, with a 20 round magazine. The other thing that makes it an "assault weapon" is that it still has bayonet on it:
What should happen to me and my son, and our weapons?
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