jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoBiden says it’s ‘time to outlaw’ AR-15 after Trump assassination attemptwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square463fedilinkarrow-up1701arrow-down142
arrow-up1659arrow-down1external-linkBiden says it’s ‘time to outlaw’ AR-15 after Trump assassination attemptwww.independent.co.ukjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square463fedilink
minus-squareoutdated2139@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoIn high profile mass shootings. I don’t know if there is data on it but I’d assume most mass shootings are committed with handguns.
minus-squarewhyalone@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/ar-15-force-mass-shootings/ 32% increase in ar use of ar rifles since 2010 https://www.thetrace.org/2023/07/mass-shooting-type-of-gun-used-data/
minus-squareoutdated2139@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoThe first articles overview says it looks at 11 mass shootings and the 2nd link mentions that the data is from the narrowest subset of mass shootings. Without a strict definition you can have the numbers point to what you want.
In high profile mass shootings. I don’t know if there is data on it but I’d assume most mass shootings are committed with handguns.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/ar-15-force-mass-shootings/
32% increase in ar use of ar rifles since 2010 https://www.thetrace.org/2023/07/mass-shooting-type-of-gun-used-data/
The first articles overview says it looks at 11 mass shootings and the 2nd link mentions that the data is from the narrowest subset of mass shootings. Without a strict definition you can have the numbers point to what you want.