Impact of Obama’s Gun Control Stance on Swing State Vote TOPICS:assault weaponassault weapons banelectiongun controlImpact of Obama's Gun Control Stance on Swing State Votesecond amendmentsemi-automaticskyrocketing gun salesswing state voters Posted By: BMartin1776 November 1, 2012 Very sensitive issue because the media lacks the knowledge to differentiate assault weapons from a semi-automatic! BIG difference in mechanics and cost, you won’t hear that from anyone in the media and definitely not from anyone in DC.