 AP Photo I’ve beaten up on opponents of gun control in posts published on the day of the Newtown massacre and again on Sunday. In both posts, I strongly implied that more guns mean more shootings. Now I’d like to present statistics that contradict that hypothesis, or at least show it to be grossly simplistic. I found these stats in “Gun Control Legislation, “a report of the Congressional Research Service published on... TAGGED: United States, mass murder, murder, guns, gun controlRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| Global warming is directly linked to only a few weather events and climate trends. One of them, however, is warming itself, which could make 2012 a watershed climate change year in the U.S. More than superstorms, wildfires,... more ›› |
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