January Gun Sales Set Yet Another Record

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1. Fear can cause any herd to stampede.

And illusions die hard. One of the most persistent and ironic illusions is that possession equates with protection.


Study

after study seems to point to similar conclusion: More guns mean more unnatural death..

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-guns-in-home-increase-suicide-homicide-risk/

•Those people that die from accidental shooting were more than three times as likely to have had a firearm in their home as those in the control group.
•Among children, the majority of unintentional shooting deaths occur in the home. Most of these deaths occur when children are playing with a loaded gun in their parent’s absence.
•People who report “firearm access” are at twice the risk of homicide and more than three times the risk of suicide compared to those who do not own or have access to firearms
•Suicide rates are much higher in states with higher rates of gun ownership, even after controlling for differences among states for poverty, urbanization, unemployment, mental illness, and alcohol or drug abuse.

https://injury.research.chop.edu/violence-prevention-initiative/types-violence-involving-youth/gun-violence/gun-violence-facts-and#.VrPJR4f2bcs

The citations are endless, and so is the denial by the gun advocates.