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John Walsh: “The evidence is not strong enough for us to conclude that there was any meaningful effect, i.e., that the effect was…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
The evidence is not strong enough for us to conclude that there was any meaningful effect, i.e., that the effect was different from zero.
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John Walsh
Democratic · Montana

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Walsh discusses the lack of evidence supporting the effectiveness of the previous assault weapons ban.

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