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It’s called banning semiautomatic rifles. [/quote]

This is just never going to happen, no matter how much you stomp your feet. [/quote]

We did it before, and we can do it again.  [/quote]

When was that?[/quote]

1995-2004[/quote]

Pretty sure semi auto rifles, including AR15's, we're still sold publicly during that time[/quote]

Yes, there were some exceptions. Nonetheless, there was an assault weapons ban. [/quote]
Semi-autos aren't "assault weapons". In fact, "assault weapon" is a meaningless term, whose definition changes with the wind.

Josh Sugarman admitted that it's a PR term to confuse the rubes into thinking that supporting an "assault weapons" ban means taking machine guns off the streets:
 "The weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons—anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun—can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons. In addition, few people can envision a practical use for these guns." 
 - http://www.vpc.org/studies/awaconc.htm
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