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A government plan to ban high-powered military-grade rifles has been formally dropped. Ministers had intended to outlaw the so-called fifty calibre weapons but after pressure from its own MPs, it moved to water down part of the Offensive Weapons Bill - which is also designed to tackle knife crime and acid attacks. David Cornock reports. Hear more on Today in Parliament on Â鶹Éç Radio 4 at 11:30pm.