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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Americans and Guns


America's abiding benightedness is most evident in our belief that violence is not only a solution to problems, but the best solution.

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"It's Time To Face The Truth About Gun Violence," Fareed Zakaria

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Guns, Firearms - Guns in home increase risk of death, injury and mental disease. 

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80% Of All Firearm Deaths In 23 Industrial Countries Occurred in The United States


Since 1973, the number of U.S. homes with firearms has declined by 35%

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For young Americans, 15-24, suicide (60% by firearm) is the third leading cause of death


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Firearm injury and death charts for the U.S. (and the world) are available at the following University of Pennsylvania webpage. 
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/ficap/resourcebook/pdf/monograph.pdf             
There are over 40% more firearm suicides than firearm homicides in the United States.

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In the United States, only motor vehicle crashes and cancer claim more lives among children 5–14 years old than do firearms.


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University of Utah Medical School: Guns, Public Health and Safety


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How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths


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Bush Ally, Prime Minister John Howard Urges U.S. To Imitate Australia’s Gun Control Success: 60% Decline In Firearm Killings In 15 Years.

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Australian Gun Control After Port Arthur Massacre: 35 Dead

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Connecticut Shooting: “Isolated Incident” or “Social Pattern”

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The most violent culture in the history of the world


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America's Gun Violence Map
by David Frum

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Suicide in the Home in Relation to Gun Ownership, Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH; Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH; et al, The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 327, No. 7, August 13, 1992, pp. 467-472. Key Statistic: The presence of one or more guns in the home increases the risk of suicide in the home nearly five times. http://www.vpc.org/studies/whersuic.htm

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Guns in homes increase risk of death and firearm-related violence


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Firearm Access Is A Risk Factor For Suicide: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/means-matter/risk/index.html

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The Bushmaster AR-15: Adam Lanza’s Weapon Of Choice

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Tom Toles: "Arguments in favor of gun control"

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Post Sandy Hook Republicans Cower On Gun Control

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NRA Takes Down Facebook Page 

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"It's Time To Face The Truth About Gun Violence," Fareed Zakaria

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Gun Cartoons

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Diane Rehm: Mass Shootings And Their Effect On The American Psyche: 

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Gun Control and The Second Amendment

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Guns Make Homes More Dangerous, Not Less


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Guns, Firearms - Guns in home increase risk of death, injury and mental disease. 

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80% Of All Firearm Deaths In 23 Industrial Countries Occurred in The United States

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Weapons Used In Sandy Hook Slaughter Especially Deadly Due To  Firing Speed

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Bush Ally, Prime Minister John Howard Urges U.S. To Imitate Australia’s Gun Control Success: 60% Decline In Firearm Killings In 15 Years.

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Australian Gun Control After Port Arthur Massacre: 35 Dead

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Connecticut Shooting: “Isolated Incident” or “Social Pattern”

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British Bobbies and Violence

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Gun Control in Israel

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Toy Guns Outlawed At Republican National Convention: Real Guns Allowed

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Since 1973, the number of U.S. homes with firearms has declined by 35%

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For young Americans, 15-24, suicide (60% by firearm) is the third leading cause of death


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Firearm injury and death charts for the U.S. (and the world) are available at the following University of Pennsylvania webpage. 
There are over 40% more firearm suicides than firearm homicides in the United States.

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In the United States, only motor vehicle crashes and cancer claim more lives among children 5–14 years old than do firearms.


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University of Utah Medical School: Guns, Public Health and Safety


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How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths


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The most violent culture in the history of the world


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America's Gun Violence Map
by David Frum

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Suicide in the Home in Relation to Gun Ownership, Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH; Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH; et al, The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 327, No. 7, August 13, 1992, pp. 467-472. Key Statistic: The presence of one or more guns in the home increases the risk of suicide in the home nearly five times. http://www.vpc.org/studies/whersuic.htm

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Guns in homes increase risk of death and firearm-related violence

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Firearm Access Is A Risk Factor For Suicide: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/means-matter/risk/index.html

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Guns in home increase likelihood of violent death: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/160/10/929.full

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Sandy Hook Kindergarten Carnage

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The Bushmaster AR-15: Adam Lanza’s Weapon Of Choice

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Tom Toles: "Arguments in favor of gun control"

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Post Sandy Hook Republicans Cower On Gun Control

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NRA Takes Down Facebook Page 

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God and Gun Control: Shootings Prompt Religious Debate
http://www.religionlink.com/tip_120806.php

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Iranian Woman Asks: “Why Did Nancy Lanza Love Guns? Probably The Same Reason I Did.”

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Gun Stores Are Selling Out Of The Rifle Used To Kill 27 People In Connecticut

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Are Israeli Teachers Armed?

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Sales of Kids Armored Backpacks Soar

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A Story Of The NRA’s Influence – In Two Charts

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Is It Time To Distribute Handguns At The Entrance Of Every Public Place?

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The Killing Of American Children Has Become An American Norm – Richard Cohen

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Will Our Anger Be Buried Alongside Newtown’s Dead? – Jay Bookman

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The Killing Of Children; Our National Shame – Richard Cohen

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Sandy Hook Parent, Lynn and Chris McDonnell, Live Through Grace

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Diane Rehm: Mass Shootings And Their Affect On The American Psyche

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Do Concealed Weapon Laws Result In Less Crime?

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Text: Fresh Air's Assault-Style Weapons In The Civilian Market


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God and Gun Control: Shootings Prompt Religious Debate
http://www.religionlink.com/tip_120806.php



Hateful Christians have become Christ's enemies. 
They do not speak blasphemies but rather embody them.

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Here are some of the good Christians who make all this possible:

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In the following map, notice the remarkably precise coincidence between The Bible Belt and those states where most people are killed or injured by firearms.

America's Gun Violence Map

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God and Gun Control: Shootings Prompt Religious Debate
http://www.religionlink.com/tip_120806.php

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