The 10-year-old federal law banning the sale of 19 types of semiautomatic assault weapons expired Monday. What do you think?

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  Finally, I can bring ol' Missy out of hiding. Come on out, Missy. Daddy says it's safe now.

  James Farwell
  CPA

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  The people who want assault weapons banned can't provide any evidence that they're used for criminal activity. See, you can't use common sense as evidence.

  Tammy Graves
  Journalist

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  When we enacted this ban in 1994, it was an important step to protect our children. Now that our children are grown up and off at college, it's not such a pressing issue.

  Liza Redding
  Secretary

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  Hey, if I could turn the clock back to a time before titanium deer with full electronic countermeasures, I would. But face it, I need this Kalashnikov.

  Sam Li
  Electrician

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  This is mainly a semantic problem. If assault rifles were called 'fun rifles' or 'quick rifles,' there wouldn't be all this outrage.

  Daniel Moore
  Systems Analyst

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  If the criminals are going to have assault rifles, I should, too. Actually, can I have a better one than they do?

  Jim Mertens
  Sewer Worker