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ABC News Gun ‘Report’ Parrots Deceptive Statistics Just in Time for Midterms

by David Codrea

So our freedoms are now supposed to be defined by the fear level of the enforcers and those who deploy them?

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Trace reports 84 percent of mass shootings not in ‘gun-free zones’

by Greg Camp

It's an article of faith among advocates of gun control that ordinary Americans cannot prevent a mass shooting or stop one soon enough to save lives.

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Researcher claims guns, not crime, the main cause of police death

by Jared Morgan

In states with a large number of guns, there were three times the number of officers fatally shot than in states with a lower number of firearms, according to a Harvard researcher.

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Researchers cry foul on study claim that new laws could drop gun deaths 90 percent

by Chris Eger

A study released in the UK led by a Boston University researcher claims three new laws could almost eliminate deaths from guns, though peers are not convinced.

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Study: Americans killed with guns 10 times more than people in other countries 

by Jared Morgan

When compared to 22 other high-income nations, U.S. gun homicide rates are 25 times higher and the gun suicide rate is eight times higher, the study found.

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Study: Defensive gun use not associated with reduction of injuries during a crime

by Jennifer Cruz

Researchers found less than half of the victims – armed or not – chose to fight back against their assailants during the commission of a crime.

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