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2023-08-17 23:48:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3F384F92086DE97D83C33AFF4E71093B0779FA5E8F5579EB055865EBD7BB3C38
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Original Note:
It is unlikely that Kamala Harris was using the term “weapons of war” literally as her remarks are in reference to the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) whose legal definitions only banned a small number with exceptions for law enforcement officers to carry on the streets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban
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