2017: 6 mass shootings, 111 deaths 2018: 8 mass shootings, 68 deaths – down 38.7% 2019: 7 mass shootings, 65 deaths – down 4.4% 2020: 2 mass shootings, 9 deaths – down 86.1% 2021: 6 mass shootings, 43 deaths – up 477% #ThankYouBrandon 1982-2021 – 39 years: 63 mass shootings w/ handguns - 459 deaths 35 mass shootings with ‘assault weapons’ 428 deaths Weapon of choice for mass shootings? Handguns Weapon responsible for most mass shooting deaths? Handguns 20,000,000 ‘assault weapons’ in the US 35 mass shootings with “assault weapons” – less than 1 rifle per year. 428 people killed in mass shootings with ‘assault weapons – less than 11 people pr year. Less than 1 rifle / year… out of 20,000,000 rifles. 20,000,000 ‘assault weapons’ in the US 5 school shootings with ‘assault weapons’ - 1 every 7.9 years 73 people killed in school shootings with ‘assault weapons’ - less than 2 per year. 1 rifle every ~8 years… out of 20,000,000 rifles. Conclusion: It is impossible to soundly demonstrate the necessity for, and the efficacy of, a ban on ‘assault weapons’. Source: U.S. Has At Least 20 Million Assault Rifles. A Ban Wouldn’t Reduce That Number. US mass shootings, 1982–2021: Data from Mother Jones’ investigation
Technically, even a .22 single-shot bolt action rifle is an "assault rifle" if I use the butt of it to beat someone to death...
Handguns account for something like 90% of all gun crimes. There are more guns in the United States than there are people. There is no way they could ban or confiscate all of them. Sure, some people would willingly turn them in, but most won't. I'm pretty sure your local gangbangers aren't going to either...
No one can even define what an "assault weapon" is. California's definition says its a weapon with two or more items from a list of six things including a pistol grip, a removable magazine, a bayonet stud and such.Other states have other definitions. The military definition includes a straight line design from the shoulder through to the barrel. No one really knows what an "assault weapon" really is.
I think they've abandoned the term assault weapons now. They call them military style weapons which all weapons ever exist in human history or ever will exist in human future will be military style weapons. Or weapons of war and again all weapons ever to exist or ever that have existed are weapons of war.
Aren't all bolt action firearms single shot? In fact aren't all firearms. That have one barrel single shot? Lol
