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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Why Are Americans Abandoning Gun Control?
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... "Pew cites the media’s relentless focus on crime as one possible reason for Americans’ change of heart: Media outlets and politicians focused on crime to show how dangerous guns had made America to gin up support for gun control. However, the attempt backfired, and Americans responded to the reports of higher crime by wanting more guns and wanting their right to own guns protected."
"Another theory, highlighted by the Tribune, is that Americans simply came to understand that Second Amendment rights–like First, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment rights, among others–are constitutionally protected and not up for a public vote." ... |
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