Our best estimate is that the ban contributed to a 6.7-percent decrease in total gun murders between 1994 and 1995 beyond what would have been expected in view of ongoing crime, demographic, and economic trends.
Walsh cites a study suggesting the assault weapons ban may have reduced gun murders.
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