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You're wasting your time. The term "Assault Weapon" or "Assault Rifle" has already been accepted into common usage in the English language. You cannot undo this. Just move on.
The real problem is to educate the public. Assault rifles make up only a tiny fraction of gun deaths in this country. I'm lumping in murders, suicides and accidental shootings. They are, in fact, no more of a problem than shotguns.
What we need to do is to show that the assault rifle is just an other type of sporting arms. Are they used in hunting; yes. Are the used in shooting competitions; yes. Are they used for target shooting; yes. Are they used for just plain plinking; yes.
Every LEA in this country knows that the big problem is handguns. In my area the vast majority of gun deaths are from illegally possessed handguns. If they are already illegal, why do we need more gun laws? Why can't we enforce what is already on the books?
Banning assault rifles is kind of like banning sports cars just because they just look fast.
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