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Category Archives: Gun control
2nd Amendment murders twice as fast as the Vietnam War
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports that: It will not be possible to find out unless Congress rescinds its moratorium on firearm injury prevention research. Since Congress took this action in 1997, at least 427 000 people have … Continue reading
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Former PM John Howard: our gun laws have made Australia safer
Former Prime Minister John Howard and I have a few disagreements. Large ones. Let me highlight two before moving on to an area where I passionately agree with him! I disliked his shameful promotion of fear-mongering about the ‘refugee crisis’ … Continue reading
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A decade of data says it
Americans are 9 or 10 times more likely to be shot. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime compiles international statistics on murders by firearm. This is not suicides but homicides. 2011 Global Study on Homicide – Homicides by … Continue reading
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Owning a gun will NOT keep you safe
As The Conversation shows: *** Owning a gun will keep you safe This is the biggest lie of all. Many gun owners are very capable of acting responsibly. They can follow procedures like locking up guns, and keeping ammunition separately. … Continue reading
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American’s 9 times more likely to be shot
Just following on from yesterday’s statistics… Australia only has 0.31 firearm homicides per 100,000 people while America has 2.97: which is 9 times more firearm murders! Go figure! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence
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