Sandy Hook families take gun case to state Supreme Court

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29. Correction.

Blame yourself in good part for being unclear & ambiguous, this is what you wrote: "The AR-15 is functionally no different from any other semi-automatic rifle that accepts a detachable magazine. There are literally 10s of millions of this kind of rifle, owned by, again, literally 10s of millions of law-abiding citizens,.."

To phrase it properly so as to avoid confusion, you should have written 'there are literally 10s of millions of semi auto rifles', since 'this kind of rifle' suggests you are speaking of the AR15. It's your post, you clarified it as your prerogative, but don't blame me for your sloppy wording.

As far as the grammar issue involved, you are flat-out wrong. The rule for demonstrative pronouns like "this" is the same as the rule for all pronouns: when in doubt, they refer to the closest antecedent, which in this case is "any other semi-automatic rifle that accepts a detachable magazine." Furthermore, "the AR-15" is a specific rifle, not a "kind of rifle." "Semi-automatic rifle that accepts ... etc." is a "kind of rifle."