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Some estimates indicate guns equipped with high-capacity magazines account for upwards of 40 percent for cases involving serious violence, including homicides of law enforcement officers.

Koper C. S., et al. “Criminal Use of Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Semiautomatic Firearms: an Updated Examination of Local and National Sources”. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-017-0205-7

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