Best Pax Posts: Guns In The Home And The Epidemic Slaughter Of Children

"Listen kid... Don't even think about winging him. 

The sweet spot is right between the eyes.

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

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/for-young-americans-15-24-suicide.html

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

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

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

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100204/Guns-in-homes-can-increase-risk-of-death-and-firearm-related-violence.aspx

Firearm Access Is A Risk Factor For Suicide

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/means-matter/risk/index.html

Guns in home increase likelihood of violent death

http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/160/10/929.full

Sandy Hook Kindergarten Carnage

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/sandy-hook-kindergarten-slaughter-guns.html

Firearm Injury And Death Charts For The U.S. (And The World)

University of Pennsylvania 

http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/ficap/resourcebook/pdf/monograph.pdf             

There are over 40% more "firearm suicides" than "firearm homicides" in the United States.

The Most Violent Culture In The History Of The World

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2011/10/most-violent-culture-in-history-of.html

America's Gun Violence Map

by conservative columnist and George W. Bush advisor, David Frum

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/20/gun-violence.html