Comment on We have had guns for 200 years but mass shootings only became common in the last 30. So what changed?

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kandoh@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Actually, the data shows that the assault weapons ban of 1994 was associated with a decrease in mass shooting deaths and the number of incidents^[1][5][6]. During the ten-year period of the ban, there were lower average annual rates of both mass shootings and deaths resulting from such incidents than before the ban’s inception[1][5][6]. However, after the ban expired in 2004, there was an almost immediate and steep rise in mass shooting deaths^[1][5][6]. Between 2004 and 2017, the average number of yearly deaths attributed to mass shootings was 25, compared with 5.3 during the 10-year tenure of the ban and 7.2 in the years leading up to the prohibition on assault weapons^[1][5][6]. It is important to note that many additional factors may contribute to the shifting frequency of these shootings, such as changes in domestic violence rates, political extremism, psychiatric illness, firearm availability and a surge in sales, and the recent rise in hate groups^[1][5][6]. Nonetheless, the data suggests that the assault weapons ban of 1994 was associated with a decrease in mass shooting deaths and the number of incidents, while the expiration of the ban was associated with an increase in mass shooting deaths^[1][5][6].

Citations: [1] Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 bring down mass shootings? Here’s what the data tells us - Ohio Capital Journal ohiocapitaljournal.com/…/did-the-assault-weapons-… [2] [PDF] Impacts of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban - Office of Justice Programs www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/173405.pdf [3] Fact-check: Did the number of mass shootings triple after the assault weapon ban ended? - Austin American-Statesman www.statesman.com/story/news/…/9941501002/ [4] Studies: Gun Massacre Deaths Dropped During Assault Weapons Ban, Increased After Expiration - Senate Judiciary Committee …senate.gov/…/studies-gun-massacre-deaths-dropped… [5] Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 bring down mass shootings? Here’s what the data tells us - The Conversation theconversation.com/did-the-assault-weapons-ban-o… [6] Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 bring down mass shootings? Here’s what the data tells us - Yahoo News news.yahoo.com/did-assault-weapons-ban-1994-19310…

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