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Originally Posted by biker1
An "AR-15 style" rifle is not an automatic weapon. Automatic weapons, with a few exceptions such as for collectors with a Federal permit, are illegal in the US. This is a common misconception by those with little knowledge of firearms and sometimes propagated by the media. An AR-15, as with the majority of firearms including handguns and rifles as well as many shotguns, is semi-automatic.
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You are correct, I did not know this but still believe that there needs to be tighter control over who can own one as it is till a dangerous weapon.