Robert ReichNov 23, 2022

Researchers have estimated that if we still had a federal assault weapons ban, we would see 70% fewer mass shooting deaths.

S-E-V-E-N-T-Y PERCENT.

Reinstating it should be a no-brainer.

Show threadClayton Hollingsworth 🥉
@rbreich From a public health stand point that's amazing...actually, from any standpoint that's amazing. Would you mind linking to the sources?
Nov 23, 2022 at 8:33pmWeb
Show threadCaptain IrrelevantNov 23, 2022
@BusterNutz77 @rbreich Australia.
Show threadengineer6582Nov 24, 2022
@CAPT_Irrelevant @BusterNutz77 @rbreich Australia's AW ban with way further than ours...not really a fair comparison.
Show thread13г-рпфNov 24, 2022
@CAPT_Irrelevant @BusterNutz77 @rbreich didn’t australia gun ownership actually rise after the 1996 ban
Show threadCaptain IrrelevantNov 24, 2022

@Not_A_Seagull @BusterNutz77 @rbreich It wasn't an outright ban on all guns. It was ban on assault rifles & strict regulations ownership & registration.

Regarding the ownership claim: https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/04/28/new-gun-ownership-figures-revealed-25-years-on-from-port-arthur.html

New gun ownership figures revealed 25 years on from Port Arthur

The University of Sydney
Show threadRob HadleyNov 23, 2022
@BusterNutz77 @rbreich
Every other country on the planet.
Show threadMrRaccoonNov 24, 2022
@RobHadley @BusterNutz77 @rbreich But US is unique. No gun in other nations deserve to be in hands of US people more than guns in US.
Show threadJason VNov 24, 2022
@BusterNutz77 @rbreich hoping there is a response on the source. Respect for asking the question 👏