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Undue weight in Effects section[edit]

All it says is that the number of mass shootings didn't instantly drop to zero after the Act was signed. Has the Act had an impact on the number of mass shootings or mass shooting deaths? If so, what type of impact? Numberguy6 (talk) 04:41, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

At least in the case of Nashville, all of the weapons were purchased before the act was passed. 2600:1017:B12B:347B:0:30:57B1:5801 (talk) 14:32, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Has it impacted "mass shootings" (in general or as a whole) that cpis being debated but, the act has not stopped "mass shooting" (and most gun) deaths. ACreativeEditer (talk) 02:54, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]