"Assault weapons were designed for and should be used on our battlefields, not on our streets. There is no inalienable right to own and operate 100-round clips on AR-15 assault rifles."
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Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, at the introduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 ().
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