These are semi-automatic weapons, by US Army definition, an assault weapon is a fully automatic gun that requires only one pull of the trigger to fire multiple rounds.
With the passing of HB 1240, which is intended to "prohibit the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, or offer for sale of any assault weapon," many legal firearm owners are asking what is ans "assault rifle?"
In a release Wednesday, accompanied by a press conference, Attorney General Bob Ferguson has announced he will submit what is called 'agency request legislation' to not only ban what he called high capacity magazines, but also create an outright ban on what he called assault weapons, including AR-15's.