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2023-08-29 22:43:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ACED1A29D99E27CFE5B8A9C9E1461A0186F51E3F2D75FD63ADCC5B79D8435B17
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The US had and “Assault Weapons” ban from 1994-2004, which a bipartisan congress voted to allow to expire. The ban was found by the governments own study and reported FBI statistics to be completely ineffective. https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3355/cosponsors?searchResultViewType=expanded https://fee.org/articles/the-federal-government-s-own-study-concluded-its-ban-on-assault-weapons-didnt-reduce-gun-violence/
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