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2023-05-07 23:02:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 71BE2B56A192B259F27E3AEC180ED28B020D14B1386036341DC7E338A8347D3B
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The origin of “assault weapon” stems from the term “assault rifle,” which the U.S. Army defines explicitly as a selective-fire rifle chambered for a cartridge of intermediate power. The term “assault rifle” only applies to automatic, not semi-auto firearms. https://www.nraila.org/the-truth-about-so-called-assault-weapons/
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