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user-inactivated · 4140 days ago · link · · parent · post: Some Facts about Guns and Mass Shootings in the US

In case a hunter face a buffalo herd, maybe? Or many people not only misunderstand the problem but also misunderstand polls' questions?

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user-inactivated · 4140 days ago · link ·

I have no idea what an assault rifle would do to a buffalo. Considering big-game hunters need extremely high-powered single-shot rifles, I don't know. (Or maybe they don't anymore; I only read about elephant hunting when it's romanticized in 19th century adventure novels so I'm out of date.)

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