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2023-04-19 15:45:00 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The poster claims that the AR-15 is the "gun of choice" in most school shootings. Mass shooting data does not back up this claim. The type of firearm used in mass shootings the most is the pistol. Source: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/public-mass-shootings-database-amasses-details-half-century-us-mass-shootings

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• The poster claims that the AR-15 is the "gun of choice" in most school shootings. Mass shooting data does not back up this claim. The type of firearm used in mass shootings the most is the pistol. Source: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/public-mass-shootings-database-amasses-details-half-century-us-mass-shootings