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2023-03-28 14:41:31 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E8A9A73C25ED023D4CD969968910BDC825462699C1F97826B107A7B476E4D9E7
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This data visualisation is misleading as it falsely correlates the size of mass homicides with a ban on assault rifles. The data is correct, but this is a false equivalency as not all mass homicides use assault weapons. Studies suggest no homicide rate change from the ban https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2013.854294 https://doi.org/10.1001%2Fjamainternmed.2016.7051
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