Study Says Federal Assault Weapons Ban Worked
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A new study says a federal assault weapons ban could prevent more mass shootings.
Talk of federal gun legislation is front and center again, thanks to mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia and Boulder, Colorado, not to mention Chicago's dismally high homicide rate. One possibility is a revival of a federal assault weapons ban.
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Study Says Federal Assault Weapons Ban Worked
Clip: 3/31/2021 | 8m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Talk of federal gun legislation is front and center again, thanks to mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia and Boulder, Colorado, not to mention Chicago's dismally high homicide rate. One possibility is a revival of a federal assault weapons ban.
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