Guns: Guns and the Press

icans has, rightly or wrongly, been strictlyrnregulated by the federal governmentrnsince 1934, and many states ban civiliansrnfrom owning such gims. Semi-automaticsrnhave been used by Americans forrnsport and other legitimate purposes sincernthe turn of the century (before the militaryrnstarted using them), and after WorldrnWar II, the federal government sold surplusrnsemi . . .