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Kaleva

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23. Mass killings done with handguns also declined during that time

Reply to Novara (Reply #17)

Sat Jul 30, 2022, 01:12 PM

Jul 2022

As did violent crimes other then mass shootings. The violent crime rate peaked in the early 90s and then began a steep decline but is going back up in the past few years.

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The reason to do it now is getting them on the record before the midterms Novara Jul 2022 #17

Mass killings done with handguns also declined during that time Kaleva Jul 2022 #23

A question that I believe needs an answer oneshooter Jul 2022 #19

No twodogsbarking Jul 2022 #21

A semiauto that has a military appearance and is not regulated by the NFA of 1934 Kaleva Jul 2022 #22

Their definition is in the bill madville Jul 2022 #25

Wow. My .22 rimfire squirrel rifle would be a considered an assault rifle NickB79 Jul 2022 #26

And I believe that my M1garands possably would also be. oneshooter Jul 2022 #27

Read on down in the bill, M-1's are exempt madville Jul 2022 #28

Garands and carbines? oneshooter Jul 2022 #33

See here madville Jul 2022 #35

M1 Carbines were issued with folding stocks to paratroopers and truck drivers. oneshooter Aug 2022 #40

Those would still be legal as well madville Sep 2022 #41

Rimfire is exempt from most of the provisions madville Jul 2022 #29

This made it sound like all calibers are covered NickB79 Jul 2022 #30

It's down in the bill text madville Jul 2022 #31

I see a big market for new rimfire calibers then to skirt the law NickB79 Jul 2022 #32

That's a good point madville Jul 2022 #34

My 9mm carbine DakotaSnow Aug 2022 #37

It would be grandfathered even if madville Aug 2022 #38

The repuke campaign ads just write themselves radicalleft Jul 2022 #20

Read the bill this morning, doesn't do much madville Jul 2022 #24

Kick ck4829 Aug 2022 #36

Not a ban on possession hack89 Aug 2022 #39