The data confirm nothing of the kind. The Las Vegas shooting alone completely skews the data. Adjusting for that, it boils down to "rifles are more lethal than handguns and less so than shotguns" which, given the muzzle velocity differences, is obvious.
Meanwhile, thus statement was utterly false: "A 1994 federal assault weapons ban prohibited manufacturing, transferring or possessing certain semiautomatic firearms for civilian use.". In fact, it had no effect at all on possession. It also had no effect on fully automatic weapons.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 6.8 ms ] threadMeanwhile, thus statement was utterly false: "A 1994 federal assault weapons ban prohibited manufacturing, transferring or possessing certain semiautomatic firearms for civilian use.". In fact, it had no effect at all on possession. It also had no effect on fully automatic weapons.