I am sure there is an important reason why the article is ignoring handguns.
We are talking about “rifles” because “assault rifles’ are a subset of “rifles” and commies demonize “assault rifles,’ Einstein.
I believe the left considers handguns to be sentient objects, which explains their push for banning semi-auto long guns ( aka "Assault Weapons" ) once VP Harris takes charge of the racially named White House.
Furthermore, I expect the Dems to push for handguns to have voting rights, since like dead people, they can't express their views, all handgun votes will be deemed to be for Democrats...
Yes, because the left constantly screams "ban assault rifles" but ignore the fact that death by rifle just isn't common in the US.