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6. The overwhelming majority of gun deaths are by handguns

Wed Jun 9, 2021, 02:07 PM

Jun 2021

assault weapons are not disproportionately used in crimes. Far from it. Nor are they the weapon of choice for mass shootings - 78% of mass shootings are by handguns.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/

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No, Judge Benitez, we do not need weapons of war for 'home defense' [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 OP

Disproportionately? Straw Man Jun 2021 #2

A whole lot of straw men going on here... canuckledragger Jun 2021 #3

Please explain. Straw Man Jun 2021 #5

The overwhelming majority of gun deaths are by handguns hack89 Jun 2021 #6

And who the hell is statista? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 #7

How about the FBI? hack89 Jun 2021 #8