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2022-12-10 18:39:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3FBA3C4331417601A9E92BCC8566DA165323671378E48103F48F0E0172E4D5F4
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https://thehill.com/news/3511913-what-is-an-assault-rifle-language-to-know-as-leaders-discuss-gun-legislation/ https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/554/570/ The term "Assault Rifle" is ambiguous but is used by politicians to describe AR-15-style semi-automatic rifles, the most common rifles in the US. In District of Columbia vs Heller, the Supreme Court ruled that a ban on firearms in common usage would be unconstitutional.
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