Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-03-19 22:17:10 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0B9F75B0B563D745B941952D055C72285349CC6981D6D2C2D0F9C4CEBDEFC85B
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A ban on 100 round magazines would not have stopped any mass shootings. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/06/04/upshot/mass-shooting-gun-laws.html Shootings that involved such “high capacity” magazines involved magazines of 15 or 30 rounds. https://apnews.com/article/boulder-shootings-colorado-ahmad-al-aliwi-alissa-denver-af173b8bcca7ff1b8615f379dd879229 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/14/guns-used-kill-49-orlando-high-capacity-common-weapons/85887260/ Magazines of this size are in line with common recreational firearm usage. https://shootscapsa.com/uspsa-divisions/
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