The evidence from Jury Simulation studies is pretty clear (including my own work as presented to the Polite Society for their perusal after its publication in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology) that weapons appearance issues can have an influence in firearms usage cases.
That issue is pretty much a moot point. One can argue against it but it is at your own peril.
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NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens
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