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Old 07-31-2022, 04:02 PM
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Where did you get your 77 percent statement? I would question that
There are several sources one can look at.
The federal government states 77.2% Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of U.S. Mass Shootings with Firearms, Generating Psychosocial Histories | National Institute of Justice


EveryTown is a gun control organization. They state 81% are with handguns.

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I do my best to be very realistic with my calculations and choose the lower number.