Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-12 16:45:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 734FEF3D1FD1818B32188729B332228D4B25F370BB317BAA2C40C79D3EF4CC53
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Original Note:
Assault weapons are defined as those that can switch to full-automatic fire mode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_rifle Full-automatic fire guns were made illegal for citizens to own in 1986 in the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act Therefore there is no need to ban assault weapons are they are already banned.
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