From 1966 to 2019, 77% of mass shooters obtained the weapons they used in their crimes through legal purchases
Police and FBI investigators at the scene of Saturday’s mass shooting at the Tops Friendly Market supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., May 16, 2022. From 1966 to 2019, 77% of mass shooters obtained the weapons they used in their crimes through legal purchases. Image: Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times
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