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The second-wave survey conducted by William English, Ph.D., of Georgetown University revealed that nearly half of the validated gun owners were women.

 

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The brief urges the justices to strike down bans on commonly owned semiautomatic rifles, including AR-15s, in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins.

 

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