Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-07 15:26:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 007749A7FE1A38B78740D562065C8DADCB04829522859B18CC36C3054EF1E2A1
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Many large gun groups claim "assault weapon" is a made-up and ambiguous term, but there is a history of referring to AR-15s as assault weapons both in legislation (federal/state) and gun control debate. A definition of the term is in the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/21/definition-of-whats-an-assault-weapon-is-a-very-contentious-issue.html https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/4296/text https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/california-assault-weapon-definition/
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