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Is Gun Control Working for You? | By Rob Wilson

Original Article Posted on Flagstaff Business NewsSeptember 4, 2022

Much fanfare was presented following the passage of U.S. House Bill H.R. 1808. This bill, titled “Assault Weapons Ban of 2022,” would make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). In plain language, that means the vast majority of long guns sold today would no longer be available.

The stated intent of this new law is to reduce gun violence, and the elected representatives that voted for it want you to believe that they have somehow taken a step to make you safer. The only problem is that it’s simply not true. Banning a particular type of firearm does not reduce firearms violence…

Read the full article on Flagstaff Business News.