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5. Or not...but "assault weapons" anyway.

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 08:26 PM

Jul 2016

Last edited Thu Jul 21, 2016, 09:05 PM - Edit history (1)

Interchangeable parts or same operating system, so XM-15 banned same as original AR-15, but Mini-14 not so much.

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YES! First State In America BANS The Sale Of Semi-Automatic Rifles [View all] KamaAina Jul 2016 OP

They have not banned them Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #1

I'm with you on the pragmatism Nevernose Jul 2016 #10

Election year greiner3 Jul 2016 #11

80% of Americans don't vote, either. Nevernose Jul 2016 #13

Really shoddy reporting at bipartisanreport.com n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2016 #3

Or not...but "assault weapons" anyway. jmg257 Jul 2016 #5

We'll have to see how this plays out. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #6

I support any laws Cryptoad Jul 2016 #7

Excellent, this will make it harder to get those weapons. Rex Jul 2016 #8

Assault weapons aren't really the issue IMO Calculating Jul 2016 #9

*YAWN*. Connecticut did that 3 years ago. NutmegYankee Jul 2016 #12

Massachusetts has the right to regulate its militia however it pleases Xipe Totec Jul 2016 #14

Nope. The 2nd amendment says federal government has no say Xipe Totec Jul 2016 #16

The word "regulated" as used at the time meant "trained" KamaAina Jul 2016 #17