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The Right to Bear AR-15s

Long Shadow by Long Lead

May 7, 202448:54Society & Culture

After a devastating, now largely forgotten, mass-shooting prompted lawmakers to take aim at assault weapons in the 1990s, their ban backfired — and caused gun sales to explode.

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The Right to Bear AR-15s is an episode from Long Shadow by Long Lead. After a devastating, now largely forgotten, mass-shooting prompted lawmakers to take aim at assault weapons in the 1990s, their ban backfired — and caused gun sales to ex...

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