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Originally Posted by Cube Inmate
This is so dumb. Handguns are less deadly than "assault rifles" in every way but one: that being you can more easily conceal a handgun. Otherwise, they're on average less powerful, harder to aim accurately, harder to modify for rapid fire, have smaller magazines, and are easier to remove from the shooter's possession. Anyone got anything to add to this?
Dumb argument is dumb.
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Rifles do only count for 1% of gun deaths and a little over 2% of homicides.
I'd prefer a gun policy that removed as many guns as possible. Removing just assault rifles might cut down on mass shooting headlines, but doesn't really statistically make any one safer.