Sentences with phrase «on assault weapons lowered»

NYC 25 yr gun - related violence decline, continuing this year, clearly shows that fewer guns have resulted in dramatically less gun related violence of all types, much as the 10 yr ban on assault weapons lowered crime involving that weapon,» Bratton wrote.

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He told me he's done the research on different gun control proposals, and opposes nearly all of them, telling me that ideas lifted up by his Parkland classmates (like lowering magazine capacity or reinstating the federal assault weapons ban) are «likely unconstitutional and likely statistically devoid of benefit.»

Lets just say there are 3 million to stay on the low side; what you suggest is to ban a weapon owned by over 3 million law abiding citizens, because it is used by criminals.008 % of the time??? Also, no civilian without a CLASS III federal license owns a real «assault weapon».

A Siena College poll recently found New York voters, by a 2 - to - 1 margin, support the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, which included a broader ban on assault weapons and lower limits on the capacity of magazines.

Virtually no research has examined whether a federal ban on assault weapons from 1994 to 2004 contributed to the relatively low rate of mass public shootings during that period.