re: There is no such thing as an assault rifle

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There is such thing as an assault rifle but by definition it’s a firearm that can switch from semi automatic fire to automatic fire. The vast majority of US gun owners do not own an assault rifle. A lot of people own semi automatic rifles.

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100% accurate.

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The anti gun crowd does need to come up with a new term because every time they call a semi automatic rifle an assault weapon they just show their ignorance.

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You are naive, if you think that their policymakers do not understand this distinction. They use "assault rifle" (knowing that it is wrong) because they ALSO know that it is effective rhetoric for their target audience.