Eight Things To Know

Assault weapons ban; M16 rifle; Revolutionary War; Hillary Clinton; Lumberjacks; Erwin Rommel, and more

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1. In their own words: former presidents and the assault weapons ban

2. This week’s best ‘turn of phrase’ — horde of people with weapons

3. Will Eisner, “Joe Dope” and the M16

4. Revolutionary war pensions

5. Hillary Clinton’s cookies

6. The word of the week is “faller”

7. Remembering Richard Scarry and …