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 James P. Economos DDS, Opinion ContributorWhen former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley ordered the overnight destruction of Meigs Field on March 30, 2003, many viewed it as...
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