The home side had gone through three rounds to make it to the group stage for the first time in their history and the adrenalin of the occasion helped them make a promising start before reality kicked in.
The state's new gun laws classify more semiautomatic rifles as so-called assault weapons, make it illegal to own ammunition magazines with more than seven rounds and require many gun owners to renew their licenses every five years, among other measures.
Passed in January, the gun laws classify more semiautomatic rifles as so-called assault weapons, make it illegal to own ammunition magazines with more than seven rounds and require many gun owners to renew their licenses every five years, among other measures.