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2023-03-17 16:59:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 33CD18E8B33E288A1DD75E9EE879DBE9325F1729873AA25DDE2F2BE2F4D7174E
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70% is an arbitrary number and not backed by any source. Waiting periods may reduce potential homicide rates. But nowhere at the level the senator is attempting to suggest, if at all. https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1619896114 https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis/waiting-periods/violent-crime.html
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