Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: New Yorker magazine has an interesting article about history of 2nd amendment, NRA and gun control [View all]iverglas
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I get 68,800 results. Have a party. You can liven it up by counting the tombstoned gun militant posters, and the, er, gun enthusiasts still with us, you find using the term.
The term in question, "assault weapon", was DEFINED in the legislation. It means exactly what it is stated to mean in the legislation. It would be foolish NOT to use the term when discussing the legislation.
The legislation instituted a BAN with exceptions. Most people don't find it reasonable to talk about, say, the "assault weapons ban with exceptions". Most bans have exceptions. Really.
I've never heard such silliness, even after all these years in this place.