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2023-04-12 08:44:03 UTC - HELPFUL
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By law you have to get a background check from the FBI when you are buying a gun from a licensed dealer. https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/nics Studies suggest no homicide rate change from the previous ban. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2013.854294 https://doi.org/10.1001%2Fjamainternmed.2016.7051 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban The vast majority of mass shootings involve handguns (77-78%). https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/public-mass-shootings-database-amasses-details-half-century-us-mass-shootings https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/
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