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- Virginia Tech shooting*, 2007; 33 deaths; weapons used: Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol, Walther P22 semi-automatic pistol

- Binghamton shootings*, 2009; 14 deaths; weapons used: Beretta 92FS Vertec Inox semi-automatic pistol, Beretta Px4 Storm semi-automatic pistol

- Fort Hood shooting*, 2009; 14 deaths; weapons used: FN Five-seven semi-automatic pistol, Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver

- Geneva County massacre*, 2009; 11 deaths; weapons used: Bushmaster XM-15 semi-automatic rifle, SKS carbine, .38-caliber handgun, 12-gauge shotgun

- Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting*, 2012; 28 deaths; weapons used: Bushmaster XM-15 semi-automatic rifle, Glock 20SF semi-automatic pistol

- Aurora shooting*, 2012; 12 deaths; weapons used: Smith & Wesson M7P14 Sport rifle, Remington 870 Express Tactical shotgun, Glock 22 semi-automatic pistol, 2 tear-gas grenades

- Washington Navy Yard shooting*, 2013; 13 deaths; weapons used: Remington 70 Express Tactical 12-gauge shotgun, Beretta 92FS semi-automatic pistol

- San Bernardino shooting*, 2015; 16 deaths; weapons used: DPMS Panther Arms A15 semi-automatic rifle, Smith & Wesson M7P15 semi-automatic rifle, Llama semi-automatic pistol, Springfield XD semi-automatic pistol, pipe bombs

- Umpqua Community College shooting*, 2015; 10 deaths; weapons used: Smith & Wesson M99 semi-automatic pistol, Taurus PT24/7 semi-automatic pistol, Hi-Point CF-380 semi-automatic pistol, Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol, Del-Ton DTI-15 semi-automatic rifle

- Orlando nightclub shooting*, 2016; 50 deaths; weapons used: SIG Sauer MCX semi-automatic rifle, Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol

- Las Vegas shooting*, 2017; 59 deaths; weapons used: 14 AR-15-type rifles, 8 AR-10-type rifles, Ruger American bolt-action rifle, Smith & Wesson Model 342 AirLite TI revolver

- Sutherland Springs church shooting*, 2017; 27 deaths; Ruger AR-556 semi-automatic rifle

- Stoneman Douglas High School shooting*, 2018; 17 deaths; Smith & Wesson M&p15 semi-automatic rifle

*Shootings involving firearms that would have been banned by the AWB

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