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    ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP Feb 22

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    even if this is (a) correct, and (b) causal... ...it leaves out the concept that this might be GOOD. If stand-your-ground-laws prevent 200 violent assaults and turn that into 58 to 72 dead perps, I'd call that a MASSIVE win/win.https://twitter.com/axios/status/1496160801924784139 …

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    "Stand your ground" laws enacted in 41 states were associated with an 8-11% increase in monthly firearm homicide rates, or an additional 58 to 72 homicides per month, according to a new study. https://trib.al/pZ2yWCE 
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      1. Brady‏ @btank5596 Feb 22
        Replying to @MorlockP

        All those deaths can almost certainly be chalked up to “they fucked around and found out”

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      1. Ed Rotski‏ @Advanced_COBOL Feb 22
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      1.  🍂 The Pectrichory  🍄‏ @The_Petrichory Feb 22
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        Strongly suspect they avoided using the word "murder" for weaselly reasons because they always include suicides in "homicide" as well as self defense uses.

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      2. Todd Barrett‏ @thepiclord Feb 22
        Replying to @MorlockP

        From the paper: >The main outcomes were statewide monthly rates of homicide and firearm-related homicide (per 100 000 persons) from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2017... Hard to square this given that national homicide rate was declining or held 'steady' during that time.

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      3. Todd Barrett‏ @thepiclord Feb 22
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        Here's a big one, also from the paper: >Between 1999 and 2017, trends in monthly homicide and firearm homicide rates varied between states and did not follow simple linear trends. 1/2

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      2. Zac‏ @zacallier Feb 22
        Replying to @MorlockP

        You don't even hard to look hard to see that the murder rate in FL has been steady or lower virtually every year that we have data on record, including pre/post SYG. This analysis fades on simple empirical analysis. Source http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/FSAC/Documents/PDF/1971_fwd_murder_firearms.aspx … Plenty more info there toopic.twitter.com/pqEQaxd4bM

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      3. Zac‏ @zacallier Feb 22
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        Population, murders, murders per 100k. Do I spy a 1 year "lull" in murders being responsible for the entire "massive jump"? Yes, Yes I do.

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      1. krittr‏ @krittr Feb 22
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        Bad guys chose an action with a number of possible suboptimal outcomes, including their own death. Not a choice I’d have made, but their body, their choice. Who are we to second guess their reasoning?

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