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Do Guns Protect Women? They're More Likely To Kill Them, Says Violence Policy Center Report & The Findings Aren't New
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Website: http://www.marktaff.com
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Gun violence in the United States is a serious problem, and it's one that has serious effects for women. Contrary to claims that guns make women safer, a new Violence Policy Center report shows that guns are more likely to kill women than protect them, and that gun reform laws are actually very effective at protecting women. And those findings are very much in line with what we already know about guns and violence against women.
Opponents of gun reform often claim not only that guns are important for self-defense, but also that guns are especially important for women who need to protect themselves. All available evidence, however, does not support this idea at all, and the new Violence Policy Center report only reaffirms those findings. |
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PHORTO
(9/22/2016)
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| What a worthless piece of progressive drivel. |
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lbauer
(9/22/2016)
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No ability to comment on the article. Typical these days as dissent isn't something they deal well with.
And again they use their newest trick, only counting a defensive gun use if the victim kills their attacker. The thousands of cases where a woman wounded or simply drove off a potential killer or rapist don't count because if they did their entire argument falls apart. |
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