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2023-05-08 11:56:05 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EC7E1ECD47EBD5B752A9E425AF9296386D8E83A2C923F92D1F4A258954E20208
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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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