No civilian needs an assault rifle, and the Second Amendment does not protect the right to own a weapon of war.
Carolyn Maloney: “No civilian needs an assault rifle, and the Second Amendment does not protect the right to own a weapon of war.”
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Maloney argues against civilian ownership of assault rifles.
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