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Originally Posted by MartinSE
So you couldn't figure out they meant semi-automatic. The weapon of choice for school shootings is AR-15 which is a semi-automatic.
I bet the poster meant "Long Gun", which has a common definition.
The poster did start with fact, you just chose to be obtuse and argue over wording that I expect you completely understood, but ignored. If you didn't understand, after reading hundreds of mass shooting posts, well, that is sad on you.
You could have corrected their terms gently "I assume you mean semi-automatic " instead you chose to add nothing to the conversation you claim to want to have. So, while we nit pick each other's posts, children are dying.
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Words matter. I’m shocked at how many people actually believe that semi-automatic rifles are not fully automatic. They do not understand the distinction. And to state that you used to be a hunter, then use automatic instead of semi-automatic, then follow up with long range(?) rifles tells an experienced gun handler that you’re not an ex hunter. You’re someone stating that you are so you can come across as “reasonable”.