YES! Mass shootings went down 43% during that time, then tripled once the ban was repealed.
Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social) @jbf1755
30 May 2022
We had an assault weapon ban for 10 years: 1994-2004. The world didn’t end. People kept their (other) guns. They bought new guns. It was hardly an attack on gun ownership. This is the least we can do.
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Too many don't trust government. Taking guns away will be a difficult task, even if only a few are taken.
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Replying to @PimpstrMcDingle
So we're just supposed to cower in front of a mass of bullies? If we demand a buy back for assault weapons but people can still own other guns, the govt didn't "take away their guns." Right now, the situation is taking away our CHILDREN.

May 30, 2022 · 10:07 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @PimpstrMcDingle
The assault weapon ban of 1994-2004 only applied to the manufacture of new assault guns and imports. The studies cite a slight reduction in mass shootings and not the 43% you quote.
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