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Gun Control Reform Activism

flamin lib

(14,559 posts) Tue Apr 5, 2016, 10:29 AM Apr 2016

We’ve had a massive decline in gun violence in the United States. Here’s why.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/03/weve-had-a-massive-decline-in-gun-violence-in-the-united-states-heres-why/?tid=a_inl

In a nutshell the reasons cited are:

1. More police officers on the beat

2. Police using computers

3. Less booze

4. Less lead

5. A better economy

Nothing here about an armed society being a polite society or the rate of DGUs having an effect.

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We’ve had a massive decline in gun violence in the United States. Here’s why. (Original Post) flamin lib Apr 2016 OP

+1. The gun strutters believe it's the gun on their hip and closet full of the dang things. Hoyt Apr 2016 #1

or youre just killing each other off- the nra is reaching out to hispanics trying to infect them saturnsring Apr 2016 #2

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. +1. The gun strutters believe it's the gun on their hip and closet full of the dang things.

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 10:40 AM

Apr 2016

Also like the post in the Gungeon -- "White resentment is fueling opposition to gun control, researchers say." I can't post there to respond, banned for calling most gunners racists.

saturnsring

(1,832 posts)

2. or youre just killing each other off- the nra is reaching out to hispanics trying to infect them