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Kyle Kashuv
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*Thread* This article is quite bad and makes everything seem like common sense. I am going to debunk the article 1-by-1.
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Nicholas Kristof
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US kids in their late teens are 82 times more likely to be murdered with guns than kids in other advanced countries. So don't listen to the NRA. My column: 10 Modest Steps to Cut Gun Violence nyti.ms/2LpA1iC Read and post your thoughts!
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Kyle Kashuv
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health facility. Simply saying that someone can't legally buy a gun isn't a serious response. People can get guns in other ways just about as easily as they can buy illegal drugs. In addition, if you really people someone is a danger, why only take away their guns?...
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Kyle Kashuv
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Why not also take away their cars? pt 4) The intimate relationship numbers are useless because they also include crimes committed against prostitutes by Johns and Pimps. Women shouldn't be concerned about all men, but those who have a violent criminal history. 90% of adult...
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murderers have a violent criminal history. When you see how relatively small murders are involving women, you get an idea how important these considerations are. Women, because they are weaker physically, also benefit much more from owning guns then men do....
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Kyle Kashuv
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Pt 5) Safe storage laws. thehill.com/opinion/campai pt. 6) You can easily recover the serial numbers off of guns after they have been filed off. The original stamping of the serial number alters the metal under the serial numbers and can be read. Microstamping....
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Locking guns won’t do anything to save lives
Let’s pass laws that save the most lives. What we don’t need are any more laws that leave people defenseless.
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Kyle Kashuv
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obscure that fact. In other places, there have been other changes in law enforcement occurring at the same time (e.g., such as more police). pt. 9) There no evidence that limiting gun purchases reduces crime in either the state that the law is passed in or in neighboring...
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Kyle Kashuv
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It’s also illegal for domestic abusers to possess guns — Lautenberg Amendment. Buybacks don’t work (mandatory Australia mid-90s), prohibited possesses won’t submit to UBCs.
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Kyle Kashuv
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pt. 9) One gun a month would make no difference. There is no evidence that this reduces crime in either the state that the law is passed in or in neighboring states.
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