Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-25 12:12:14 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ECA592BFC34920D16AEFC016AAB38F1846CA4EA7E4073771982FCB98A7128548
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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 Studies suggest no homicide rate change from the last 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
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