NBC NEWS – FIRST READ
If the White House gun violence policy announced today had been in effect, would it have changed the outcome of recent mass shootings?
It’s impossible to say for certain, but here’s a look at what it might have meant.
NEWTOWN – A tough assault weapons ban might have blocked the sale of the Bushmaster XM-15 that Adam Lanza’s mother bought legally and which police say he used to kill all his victims in the school. A ban on high-capacity magazines might also have reduced the killing power of the weapons he brought to the school.
Jason Reed / Reuters
President Barack Obama signs executive orders on gun violence during an event at the White House in Washington, January 16, 2013.
AURORA – As with Newtown, a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines might have reduced the killing power that James Holmes brought into the movie theater. FULL POST
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