# ... So what should the National Gun of the United States be?

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**Created:** [April 23, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-the-national-gun-of-the-united-states-be/983069 "2023-04-23T03:27:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-the-national-gun-of-the-united-states-be/983069/28 "2023-04-23T20:16:23Z")

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In another [thread not far away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908/48), @carnivorousplant wrote:

> I would not include semi automatic .22 rifles, kids have been shooting those for a hundred years.

If I understand the purpose of this thread here and what was written there correctly (probably not in both cases, I fear, but you lot are a patient group) this toy rifles deserve a special mention for outstanding didactical indoctrination.  
Then again, I am not sure I grasp what a “National Gun of the USA” is supposed to mean.

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