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2023-05-15 17:03:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DE60CE36FABDE8C7594003DEB47DE6FE7108AB063060D47F69FAF60E47C8643D
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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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