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   McNadoMD (mcnado@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 02:07:16 JST McNadoMD

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   Why do I care? First, it is intellectually disingenuous. Second, I actually support an updated (and effective) ban. The problem is that Congress loves to pretend to do things. If we’re gonna go through the hassle of an assault weapons ban, let’s actually do it this time. None of this “oh yeah, this sucker is pre-ban” bullshit at the gun show. 2/2.

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     McNadoMD (mcnado@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 02:07:17 JST McNadoMD

     Every month or two someone posts the whole “Mass shootings dropped X amount after the ‘94 ban, and increased Y amount after it was repealed”. Tempting correlation, but probably bullshit. Why? The ‘94 ban only affected sales of newly manufactured rifles with certain combinations of cosmetic features. A basic AR-15 with a full length barrel was legal to make, sell, and own throughout the ban. High-capacity magazines were widely available. AR-15 sales went up during the ban’s lifetime.
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     Bill repeated this.