Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-03-25 14:26:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3EC8C3218DC8FF55D4C298823FEB311F94C696CF953BA788A5F0F0130C1AE3E5
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Original Note:
This tweeter's claims are wrong. Shooting clubs at schools were big in NY as early as the 1940s (many in MI today) https://nypost.com/2018/03/31/when-toting-guns-in-high-school-was-cool/ Hollow points invented around 1890 https://www.wideners.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-ammo/ 9mm semiautomatic pistol was used in WWII https://www.ssusa.org/content/history-of-the-first-semi-automatic-pistols/ Amaralite Rifle (AR-15) came into production in 1959 https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/terminology/types-of-firearms/
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