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Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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6. In addtion to what FI correctly pointed out,

Reply to flamin lib (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 05:21 PM

Jul 2020

Two unrelated populations. One group is legally buying guns, mostly first time (and many liberal) gun buyers concerned about social break down (although the riots are not connected to COVID). These are not part of the stat. What is the uptick in gang violence is mostly due to decreased proactive policing and police demoralization.

The study reminds me of the anti-marijuana shill studies from the 1920s and 1930s.

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FBI gun background checks remained high in April during coronavirus pandemic [View all] PBC_Democrat May 2020 OP

Firearm Purchasing and Firearm Violence in the First Months of the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Unite flamin lib Jul 2020 #1

Page 14: "We cannot infer causality from these observational data" friendly_iconoclast Jul 2020 #2

I came across an interesting parallel today sarisataka Jul 2020 #3

Also note that the "Dr. Phil of gun control", Garen Wintermute, was listed as a co-author friendly_iconoclast Jul 2020 #4

A mix of problematic implications and pure useful points discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2020 #5

In addtion to what FI correctly pointed out, gejohnston Jul 2020 #6

You were once entertaining enough to keep around for laughs. flamin lib Jul 2020 #7

Wintermute and his claque are no different from Citizens For Decent Literature friendly_iconoclast Jul 2020 #8