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AP Stylebook on "Assault Weapon," "Assault Rifle," and "Semi-Automatic Weapon"

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I don't agree with everything in the AP Stylebook, but I think this guidance is sound (and I think it's generally useful for prominent media organizations to offer such suggestions to writers):

Thanks to Alan Gottlieb (Second Amendment Foundation) for pointing this out.