Passing an assault weapons ban might prevent 170 mass shooting deaths a year in the US, experts who support gun control estimate. Passing a universal background check law could prevent 1,100 gun homicides each year. These are some of the new estimates in a groundbreaking study of the potential impact of American gun control laws. Gun rights advocates guessed than a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines might lead to a 1% increase in gun homicides, or 100 more lives lost. It includes a website that allows users to explore the potential human impact of passing individual gun laws, or packages of potential gun law compromises.

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2018 05:03 UTC