Opponents of gun rights often use a lot of scary descriptive phrases when proposing legislative action against various types of weapons. Ban "assault weapons" they say, or "military-style weapons," or "high-capacity magazines." Those all do sound a little ominous, until you understand what they are actually talking about are common, popular semiautomatic rifles and standard magazines that are owned and used by tens of millions of Americans.

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