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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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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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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 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