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Edited by Tartan 118: 11/19/2015 12:44:21 PM
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An interesting way to sell guns

What do you lot think? Edit: some [url=http://www.upworthy.com/instead-of-arguing-about-guns-on-twitter-neil-degrasse-tyson-just-laid-out-the-numbers?c=ufb2]numbers[/url].

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  • Edited by OurWildebeest: 11/19/2015 1:50:52 AM
    A little history. Until 1969, gun sales were largely unregulated. It was common to buy guns at hardware stores. There was no background check and no waiting period. The murder rate in 1969 was 7.3. It had been trending up, coincidental with the hippie movement, greater drug use and the postwar population boom. In 1969, the Gun Control Act established the FFL system and federal background checks. 1970 murder rate - 7.9. 1971 - 8.6 1972 - 9.0 1973 - 9.4 1974 - 9.8 So what is the lesson we took from this? The same as always ... "We need more gun control!!" If we sold guns like we sell hammers, no background check or paperwork, real-world evidence tells us it will not raise (and may possibly lower) the murder rate. But reducing the murder rate isn't the true purpose of gun control, so it doesn't really matter. People who don't bother learning much will continue assuming "more guns more murders," and hardcore activists will continue to parse and spin data. Meanwhile, the real purpose (greater government power) continues rolling along.

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