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Temporal trends in public mass shootings: high-capacity magazines significantly increase fatality counts, and are becoming more prevalent

2019-12-15 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThere has been disagreement in the literature regarding whether public mass shootings are becoming more frequent, or more deadly, and whether high-capacity magazine (HCM) weaponry is associated with increased fatalities. ObjectiveWe examined the 85 non-felony- and non-gang-related mass shootings with at least four people shot and killed that occurred in public places between 1995 to 2018 to examine the frequency and deadliness of public mass shootings, as well as the role of HCM weapo...

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