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2023-05-15 06:46:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 697EC9F25A7D7FDA0796AB6359F0192783E1054E77E52BE2E927E93DB2C2FC7C
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Original Note:
"Assault weapon" is a politically adopted term by politicians uneducated on current gun laws. The term was initially coined to describe fully automatic weapons, which have been federally banned since 1986 https://giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-laws/policy-areas/hardware-ammunition/machine-guns-50-caliber/#:~:text=On%20May%2019%2C%201986%2C%20as,with%20two%20exceptions%2C%20described%20below.
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