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2023-03-15 23:45:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0B0704E969360DB8D506BA0940AC871702BF22C4780795744CBF8CF9745DFA93
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The majority of people killed by guns are from handguns. Handguns are used in nearly two-thirds of the nation’s gun murders. https://abcnews.go.com/US/type-gun-us-homicides-ar-15/story?id=78689504 Studies about the effectiveness of the banning of assault weapons are rated no effect or unclear. https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis/ban-assault-weapons/mass-shootings.html Previous fact checks of Biden's claim. https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/factchecking-bidens-claim-that-assault-weapons-ban-worked/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/27/what-research-shows-effectiveness-gun-control-laws/
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