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bluestarone

(16,988 posts) Wed May 25, 2022, 09:05 AM May 2022

I watched the news this AM. I gotta ask [View all]

Why are they NOT calling this an ASSAULT rifle? Is this the NEW thing? They continue saying a long rifle. I sick of their attempts to cover up things. Did someone communicate with law enforcement to NOT use the word ASSAULT rifle? Pisses me off!

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I watched the news this AM. I gotta ask [View all] bluestarone May 2022 OP

Because the NRA and its supporters have "semanticed" the issue to death--even here hlthe2b May 2022 #1

A high capacity magazine fed semiautomatic rifle exboyfil May 2022 #2

They are describing the wounds. I think that is more important It's so gruesome mucifer May 2022 #3

That doesn't preclude them from calling it an assault weapon 867-5309. May 2022 #4

Long gun v assault rifle? It doesn't matter, both kill people. brush May 2022 #5

It's because technically the AR-15 is not classified as an assault rifle, crickets May 2022 #6

Do they know for sure what kind of gun it was? iemanja May 2022 #7

Using the term "assault rifle" allows the discussion to be derailed by arguing the definition. Midnight Writer May 2022 #8