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2023-01-23 15:33:47 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2B699EE5C68FA3381A9A1DC284AB07E0BA2A7774F49B94D03B177F24B1D3BCAE
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A 2020 study by RAND which included data from ~13,000 studies related to gun violence, found there was "inconclusive evidence" for any effect of assault weapon bans on mass shootings and violent crime. https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis/ban-assault-weapons/mass-shootings.html A DOJ-funded study in 2004, had also resulted in similar findings. https://www.propublica.org/article/fact-checking-feinstein-on-the-assault-weapons-ban
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