Widespread use of handguns in mass shootings undercuts push to ban semiautomatic rifles
Handguns are almost three times as likely to be used in mass shootings as rifles, according to a new report from a gun-safety group that appears to cut against gun-control advocates’ push to ban some semiautomatic rifles.
More than three quarters of mass shootings from 1996 to 2016 involved a handgun, while just 29 percent of shooters used a rifle, according to the New York-based Rockefeller Institute, part of a gun safety initiative convened by a handful of mostly Democratic governors.
Some shooters, such as the attack at a Texas school earlier this month, carried both a handgun and a long gun.
Related Stories:
-
FOIA reveals hidden truths about IRS, FDA and WHO
-
Montana Receives $3.5 Million Grant to Support Laid-Off Sibanye-Stillwater Mine Workers
-
Montana Allocates $37 Million in Federal Housing Tax Credits to Build Affordable Homes
-
Former South Dakota State Employee Indicted on 26 Forgery-Related Charges
-
Government shutdown averted as House, Senate pass CR
