The lack of action from Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins to reinstate the federal assault weapons ban is appalling.
A study comparing the period during the federal assault weapons prohibition (1994-2004) to the 13 years before and after the prohibition, estimated that a prohibition would have prevented 314 of 448 mass-shooting deaths that occurred during the studied periods when the prohibition was not in effect. Another study found state assault weapons prohibitions are associated with a lower likelihood of an active shooter event.
Sens. King and Collins should act urgently to save lives and call for another bipartisan federal assault weapon ban.
Americans are fed up.
Yvette Webster
Kennebunk
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