California Moves to Expand Definition of Assault Weapons Covered Under Ban

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3. I don't see this as making much difference to gun owners

And is pointless in any event - semi-automatic rifles are rarely used in crimes (and automatic weapons essentially never used in crimes). Of course California, with its already strict gun laws, falls near the national average in gun murders, while someplace like Vermont, with very liberal gun laws, has very few murders. "Gunz" aren't the problem, but it is easier to blame an inanimate object than ask and answer difficult questions about the real causes of gun violence in this country.