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dublinben · 4433 days ago · link · · parent · post: Australia Banned Assault Weapons. America Can, Too. - NYTimes.com
According to a study mentioned in the linked article:“the hypothesis that Australia’s prohibition of certain types of firearms explains the absence of mass shootings in that country since 1996 does not appear to be supported… if civilian access to certain types of firearms explained the occurrence of mass shootings in Australia (and conversely, if prohibiting such firearms explains the absence of mass shootings), then New Zealand (a country that still allows the ownership of such firearms) would have continued to experience mass shooting events.”