Dr. Helen » If the Second Amendment is to Blame for Mass Murder, Then the First is to Blame as Well: Do We Get Rid of Both?: "tdiinvaEven closer to the truth.
Suicides rates are independent of means. There are no guns in Japan and few homicides yet their suicide rate is twice as high as our combined murder plus suicide rate.
Murder and violent crime are not uniformly distributed among the population. 50% of America’s murders occurs in a subset of 10% of the population. The remaining 90% has a murder and violent crime rate as low as Canada. Our most violent cities, places where civil society has broken down, are run by Democrats. We would be better off banning Democrats from holding public office than banning guns.
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