re: Don Lemon (CNN) doesn't know different between Semi-Auto and Auto Weapons

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Yep. The only synonym for automatic weapon that I can think of is machine gun. If someone quibbled over using those two phrases interchangeably, I would accuse them of parsing.

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For the purposes of this discussion, I'd agree with you. However, with a small arms specific discussion, there is a significant distinction - but the NFA and other federal firearms legislation use them interchangably (and this causes a slight problem when we deviate from that context).