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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1965179" data-attributes="member: 12952">New York Times claims that .50-caliber sniper rifles are now flooding the streets due to the expiration of the 1994 federal assault weapons ban .Except these rifles were never part of the 1994 ban .I wonder if the NY Times understands the costs of a .50-caliber rifle ; because those guns are hugely expensive (potentially costing $10,000 or more, not to mention the cost of ammunition) and difficult to lug around given their <a href="https://www.barrett.net/pdfs/Manual-95.pdf" target="_blank">size and weight</a> (the gun is nearly four feet long and weighs 24 pounds with a loaded magazine) . Which makes it highly unlikely to be used in a drive by shooting .And then there’s the fact that a .50-caliber rifle has Never been used in a mass shooting in the U.S.</blockquote>