re: #320 lawhawk

Note that the FBI has categories of handguns, rifles, shotguns, and firearms (unknown type). I’d have to check further to see how they define rifle.

A quick look at the data shows that the overwhelming majority of murders are by firearms, and the majority of firearms murders are by handguns, not rifles or shotguns.

That would seem to indicate that the murder rate wouldn’t be greatly affected by an assault weapons ban, but it would reduce chances of a mass murder/spree killing.

What about the assalt weapons that are already out there. How are they going to regulated—are they going to be grandfathered in? If not , how are they going to be removed from citizen’s possession? Will there be funding to do so from all citizens or just those that are registered or on some list somewhere? Amnesty program with funds for a buy-back program?

Does anyone understand where I am coming from?