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Public Health Experts Urge Supreme Court to Act on Assault Weapons
Original: Public Health Experts Tell Supreme Court: Evidence Shows Assault Weapons Pose Unique Dangers
Public health experts, including researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, have told the US Supreme Court that scientific evidence shows assault weapons pose unique dangers compared with other firearms. Their filing argues that these weapons' capacity for rapid, mass casualties justifies regulation. The intervention comes amid ongoing legal battles over restrictions on semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines.
Why now: The Supreme Court is weighing a case on assault weapon regulation, drawing input from public health researchers.
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- Public Health Experts Tell Supreme Court: Evidence Shows Assault Weapons Pose Unique Dangers · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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