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Saturday, September 14, 2019

STUDIES FIND NO EVIDENCE THAT ASSAULT WEAPON BANS REDUCE HOMICIDE RATES

Mass shootings are unconscionable acts of violence and are the most acutely disturbing form of gun violence. In the wake of such tragedies, many gun control advocates lambast gun rights supporters for allowing “weapons of war” onto the streets of America and not supporting “responsible gun reform.”

The measures put forth are usually either a ban and/or mandatory buyback of “assault weapons,” most of which are more accurately known as semi-automatic rifles. (“Assault weapon” is a vague term that varies state to state and can include common pistols and shotguns depending out other attachable accessories.)

While these initiatives are “common sense” to advocates, if one takes the time to examine the data and evidence, it becomes abundantly clear that gun control in this form will do little to reduce gun violence.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Because assault weapons don’t exist

Anonymous said...

How many assault weapons used in Chicago or Baltimore gun violence I bet none.

Salisbury University student ( major - Lesbian studies) said...

not true

all guns are very, very scary...and guns kill people

Anonymous said...

What is an assault weapon? This is not a trick question. Can anyone define just what an assault weapon really is?

Anonymous said...

all about power over us peasants.

Anonymous said...

I shoot fly's with a salt weapon

Anonymous said...

I shoot fly's with a salt weapon

Anonymous said...

Lesbians can, in some cases, be very, very scary. And a brief search will confirm, in fact, lesbians have killed people.

Should we not, then, ban lesbians?