an m-16 or an m-4 rifle, the military version of the 16 or m-4 carbine, just that term. since i've been in the private sector, i hear the term assault weapons and the first thing that will happen with anyone that's interested in the gun daebate, you'll say there's no such thing as an assault weapon. they're short-barreled. either a folding or collapsible stock so they can make the weapon smaller. they have a magazine that can carry a large capacity of ammunition, that can shoot a lot of bullets in a short period of time and they have a muzzle velocity, the speed of the bullet going out of the barrel is fast. that's why it's important for the military to have these weapons. those are unlike any kind of civilian weapons that you see and they're specifically