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Can we adjust the statistics so fewer people get shot?
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Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com
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But wait. Some say this tragedy can be prevented by reducing the percentage of armed public.
Say it’s cut in half, from 50,000 to 25,000. This yields 250 potentially violent gunowners, which if 1 percent pull the trigger means 2.5 victims.
This represents an improvement. Unless – as some argue – the presence of fewer guns emboldens the 250 potentially violent citizens with guns, so that they kill more often.
This is an exceptionally simplistic sketch of the issue; I know you can improve on it. |
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PHORTO
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Mental masturbation, with no orgasm. |
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