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In reply to the discussion: WaPo Article Contends "Zero" Correlation Between State Gun Laws and State Homicide Rates [View all]GGJohn
(9,951 posts)49. Maybe you missed it,
but this is an open discussion board, so I opined, as I will continue to do.
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WaPo Article Contends "Zero" Correlation Between State Gun Laws and State Homicide Rates [View all]
TeddyR
Oct 2015
OP
The fact is that, with our porous state borders, only gun control at the federal level will work.
PSPS
Oct 2015
#4
Explain then why the surrounding areas with more gun freedom have less violent crime?
Kang Colby
Oct 2015
#6
"If Gothamites can't get guns in Gotham, then they'll get them from Green Acres."
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2015
#98
"federal legislation that severely limits the availability...and makes the illicit trade prohibitive
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2015
#104
I doubt the results, but fact is, people with gunz are intimidaters, quite often racists, more
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#58
Volokh is cited all the time by people across the political spectrum, including SCOTUS,
branford
Oct 2015
#3
You may be no Volokh yourself, to be sure, but here's how we can tell how disingenuous your posts
villager
Oct 2015
#15
So, I assume you have nothing to offer in substantive rebuttal to Volokh's analysis.
branford
Oct 2015
#26
After reading my entire post, in a general discussion about correlation between gun laws
branford
Oct 2015
#33
If guns are as efficient as you claim, the correlation should be obvious, but it's not.
branford
Oct 2015
#14
"other comparable western countries would have lower incidences of successful suicide attempts"
loyalsister
Oct 2015
#59
Do you ever wonder why gun control is losing so badly in the courts, Congress and public opinion?
branford
Oct 2015
#35