DOJ, SAF REACH SETTLEMENT IN DEFENSE DISTRIBUTED LAWSUIT

**Statkowski** · July 10th, 2018, 08:31 PM

https://www.dailywire.com/news/32872...-prestigiacomo

Moreover, in the settlement, "the government expressly acknowledges that non-automatic firearms up to .50-caliber – including modern semi-auto sporting rifles such as the popular AR-15 and similar firearms – are not inherently military,"

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a press release from the Second Amendment Foundation. In other words, the handful of liberal states that currently ban "assault weapons" like the AR-15, such as New York state via the SAFE Act, could potentially face legal challenges.