Overheard at Sunday dinner ...

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Auntie: The news reported that that guy who shot up that theater in Colorado used an assault rifle.

Me: No he didn't ... an assault rifle is capable of select-fire and is not available over-the-counter at any gun store.

Auntie: Well ... that's what the news said ...

Me: The news 'says' a lot of things that aren't true ...

Sympathetic Uncle: Yeah, automatic weapons are illegal ... but you can convert one if you know what you're doing.

Auntie: Well, then that's what he must've done because the news said so ...

I weep for not only our country, but humanity.

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