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Originally Posted by Liberty";p="
What has the assault weapon ban accomplished? Has it had any effect whatsoever on the rate of violent crime?
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it's a rather subjective thing to measure.
violent crime went down significantly during the clinton administration.
gun deaths went down (though it's still thousands and thousands)
it's been 10 years since the ban took effect, and the country is measurably safer. There are less of these types of weapons on the streets.
It is probably a combo effect, where clinton increased the country's police force by 50,000 (?, i think that's correct), an assault weapons ban, and other tougher gun controls, all played some part.
is there more to do? YES! can tougher measures be put in place? YES!
should the ban stay? it certainly won't hurt.