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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
By “assault weapon”, what are you meaning, exactly?
gpt
This is the problem. No one can actually define an assault weapon. If you classify it as one that is capable of automatic fire, well, those are incredibly restricted and have been since 1934. To obtain one legally is going to cost you tens of thousands of dollars. 

Most non-suicide gun murders in the US are committed by people who are not legally allowed to own guns. They have obtained them through criminal means. All gun control measures I have ever seen (background checks, waiting periods, etc) only affect LEGAL gun owners. 

If someone can come up with a way to keep guns out of the hands of criminals that doesn't involve a magic wand to poof all guns into non-existence I would *love*  to hear it. 

I'm certain you know all of this, but I'm hoping that someone who doesn't know some of these things reads this and maybe is inspired to educate themselves past the surface level talking points from blatantly biased activist sources.