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 ReviewJust days after Illinois Democrats introduced legislation to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network and its possible ties to the state, party leaders are now scrambling to...
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