Editing Semi-automatic rifle (section)

=== Self-defence ===
Semi-automatic rifles have been used for [[self-defense]]. However, in the United States, this use has been rare, totaling only between 51 and 69 self-defense incidents with [[AR-15–style rifle|AR-15-style semi-automatic rifles]] over the span of 9 1/2 years.<ref>
{{Cite web |last=Mascia |first=Jennifer |date=2023-08-29 |title=How Often Are AR-Style Rifles Used for Self-Defense? |url=https://www.thetrace.org/2023/08/ar15-rifle-self-defense-shooting-data/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=The Trace |language=en-us}}
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