25 Deadliest Mass Shootings in U.S. History (updated)

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35. The term "assault weapon" is a term of art...

It seems to denote a semiautomatic carbine (short-barreled rifle) which physically looks like the more widely accepted definition of an Assault Rifle, a carbine capable of full-auto and/or Select Fire. This latter category is what virtually all the world's militaries are equipped with; in the U.S, Assault Rifles are highly regulated, expensive to acquire and not in wide civilian distribution. While this delineation in terms is widely known (even among MSM), the expression "assault weapon" seems to conjure an extra measure of dread, and hence is persistently used by MSM which is known for its hostile views on firearms. In short, the walnut & blued Remington 742s and ancient Model 8s and Winchester "ought 3s" look like any other traditional hunting rifle, but don't light up the controller/banner radar.

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