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2023-05-15 12:34:18 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C789F35DAF451B8D88645C33D1046365627137CA98523B00C5FDA8BD198D14DC
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"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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