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July 27, 2015 at 4:58 am
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@gallupsmirror My take on this thread can be illustrated by the following simple figures that I have clearly made up for illustrative purposes.
Before gun control:
Gun murders: 10
Knife murders: 5
After gun control:
Gun murders: 3
Knife murders: 14
These figures are consistent with the conclusion that gun control reduces gun-related murders but does not reduce the overall murder rate.
If I’m not wrong I think that is the point @steveinco is trying to make.