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Study Finds Strong Link between State Gun Laws and Gun Violence
A new study, examining gun violence in all 50 states, finds “the 10 states with the weakest gun laws collectively have an aggregate level of gun violence that is more than twice as high—104 percent higher, in fact—than the 10 states with … Continue reading
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Tagged gun control, gun laws, guns, homocide, NRA, second amendment, states, violence
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Guns and Death Across America
If four tragic deaths in Benghazi can stir political anger why shouldn’t gun deaths of thousands of Americans raise the same outrage? ProPublica has done an excellent job of compiling gun related graphs across various sources. My only problem with their … Continue reading
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Tagged Benghazi, Chicago, deaths, donations, gun control, gun exports, gun imports, guns, homicides, mass shootings, Newtown, politics
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Background Checks are Highly Supported by American Public
Background checks for prospective gun purchasers are highly supported by the American public. The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence summarizes the evidence: “A poll conducted in August 2012 found that 96% of respondents support a background check on anyone attempting … Continue reading
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Tagged background checks, gun control, guns, NRA, second amendment
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Mass Shootings Have Occurred at an Average Rate of about One per Month Since 2009
The WonkBlog summarizes a study by Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The study is a comprehensive analysis of every mass shooting between January 2009 and January 2013. The full report describes 43 mass shootings—nearly one per month—that occurred in 25 states in the four-year … Continue reading
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Tagged assault weapons, deaths, domestic violence, gun control, gun-free zones, guns, mass shootings, mental health
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Gun Lobby Contributions to Your Representatives
Go to the Slate article for an interactive map depicting how much the gun lobby has contributed to your Congressional representative.
Posted in Elections, Government
Tagged contributions, guns, influence, lobby, money, power
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Science and Gun Control
In my post, Guess What Lobbying Group Stopped the U.S. from Finding Solutions to Firearms Violence, I reported that the NRA has taken credit for cutting firearms safety research by 96 percent since the mid-1990s. Since that post President Obama has … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, gun control, guns, NRA, President Obama, research, science
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Guess What Lobbying Group Stopped the U.S. from Finding Solutions to Firearms Violence
Via Reuters “Research restrictions pushed by the National Rifle Association have stopped the United States from finding solutions to firearms violence, more than a hundred scientists from virtually every major U.S. university told Vice President Joe Biden’s task force on … Continue reading
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Tagged Centers for Disease Control, Congress, deaths, gun control, guns, health, NRA
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The Greater the Number of Guns the Greater the Number of Killings
Here are some facts on guns and killings: The greater the number of guns the greater the number of violent deaths, both homicides and suicides. If there’s a gun in the house women and children are more likely to die … Continue reading
Your Odds of Needing to Use Your Handgun for Self-Protection
Your Odds of Needing to Use Your Handgun for Self-Protection “Many police officers reach the end of their careers without ever drawing—much less firing—a gun in the line of duty. The odds against your ever needing to use your gun … Continue reading
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Tagged firearms, guns, odds, safety, self-protection personal protection
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The Greater the Number of Guns, the Greater the Number of Homicides
On Meet the Press this morning I listened to Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, basically claim that guns are not related to murder. First, he’s logically wrong. It takes a person AND a gun to commit a homicide … Continue reading