Would banning assault weapons in the U.S. prevent mass shootings? Australia tried that. The truth is that Mass shootings were rare before their 1996 National Firearms Act and multiple-casualty shootings still occur in Australia. Australia did not see a reduction in “mass murders” either. In the years immediately following the National Firearms Act, the country experienced 6 mass murders in which 5 or more people were killed. They just weren't killed with guns.
By Illinois ReviewIllinois politics was thrust into the center of national attention on Wednesday as newly released documents tied convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to both Gov. JB...
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