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What Caused the Two-Decade Dip in Crime Rates? Not ‘Good Guys with Guns.’
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In the aftermath of the Oregon college shooting that left 10 people dead and nine more injured, conservative politicians and pundits offered their familiar prescription for halting mass shootings: even more guns: “If you had a couple of the teachers or somebody with guns in that room, you would’ve been a hell of a lot better off,” said GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. Ted Nugent, an NRA board member, went event further, saying that just about every member of our populace should carry a concealed weapon. “Disarmed and helpless is an irresponsible, suicidal choice that will get you killed. Defend yourself.” |
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mickey
(10/13/2015)
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I vote indicating the source of the newslink, when the source is a common enemy of freedom.
Something like this:
TheTrace: What caused the two decade dip in crime rates? Not good guys with guns. |
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