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During a video posted to X on Tuesday, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon stressed that semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15 “are protected by the Constitution.”She pointed to the Supreme Court’s Bruen (2022) decision and said, “When you look at the historical analysis — and Justice Thomas lays this out very clearly — it is clear that semiautomatic rifles of the nature of the AR-15 are protected by the Constitution and the Second Amendment.”Dhillon noted that she sent a letter to Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) warning the DOJ would file a lawsuit if the governor signed the “assault...

North Korea Tests Long-Range Missile FEBRUARY 28, 2003 22:47North Korea tested a new long-range cruise missile Monday, not a short-range, 1950s-era weapon as first reported in The Washington Post on Thursday. Citing U.S. intelligence officials insisting on anonymity, the paper said, "The missile was identified as a long-range variant of China`s HY-2 Silkworm missile dubbed “AG-1” by the Pentagon." The new anti-ship cruise missile is estimated to have a maximum range of just under 100 miles, which indicates a significant increase in missile power for North Korea, stated the newspaper. The long range gives Pyongyang`s military an "over the horizon"...