Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-09 14:47:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7B03473D890D86CE830A9642BC3F48B206F9FE1FA2A44DB97B4C70BB94CF5E33
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•Cropped chart omits fine print incl. when the definition of “mass shooting” was changed. https://www.ft.com/content/a5fce2c9-12f2-4457-af63-40a8d9b0c5cb https://twitter.com/moroskostas/status/1655671299375759360 •Both pre/post assault weapons ban, long guns of any kind represent a minority of gun deaths, with most caused by handguns. https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8.xls •A DOJ report could not find the AWB reduced shootings. https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/173405.pdf
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