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2023-05-17 14:21:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8CC3760AE10F422D666D3697D3790D0FB97C8FCA13F724D78E466AF6FCEC02F7
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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/ Studies suggest no homicide rate change from the banning "assault weapons". https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2013.854294 https://doi.org/10.1001%2Fjamainternmed.2016.7051
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