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CowTowner,
I don't disagree with anything you said, but I also don't think there's much to be done about it now. You can't forcibly redact a phrase from the English language, or keep people from using it.
And even if you do convince "Joe/Jane Six-Pack" (which I think is a condescending term, by the way) that there's no fundamental difference between "Assault Weapons" and any other semi-automatic weapons, are you *certain* you know how that will work out for us? Will there suddenly be a universal acceptance of ARs, SKSs, WASRs and the like, or will the sentiment swing to "with no fundamental difference, we'd better ban all of the semi-automatic rifles instead of being fooled by the pretty walnut stocks and blued steel into thinking they're not scary and evil too."
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