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It’s All about the Benjamins 0

At my local rag, retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Miller-Pitts dissects the NRA’s claims that assault weapons are somehow no different from hunting rifles and debunks de bunk. A snippet (emphasis added):

On Dec. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the consolidated cases Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins. Gun lobby plaintiffs are asking the court to wipe out state and local assault weapons bans, prioritizing profits over public safety.

The gun lobby will tell the court that assault weapons are “sporting rifles” meant for hunting and recreational shooting. As an armorer, I can tell you that the difference between a civilian AR-15 and the M4 Carbine I carried in Iraq is minimal and in practice inconsequential.

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