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2023-05-25 03:04:00 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8668C1F63E7BF6D91D0BFADB6E065E808B16DDEB81694A75EEB4A6A086ECC4A0
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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 More people are killed by "Knives or cutting instruments", "Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.)", and "Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)" than EVERY TYPE of rifles combined (less than 400 a yr). https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8.xls
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