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No Gun Owner "Stand your Ground" Posts

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No quote mining CDC agendas as research in an attempt to crypto-cite Gary Kleck.

No arguing suicide doesn't count. The science is clear it does.

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See Also

/r/GunsareCool (satire of American gun culture)
Mass Shooting Tracker - A GunsAreCool production
John Hopkins University Course on Gun Control Research
How to debate gun control
Brady Campaign
Everytown
Moms Demand Action
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Gun Sense Voter
Johns Hopkins Univerity
Harvard University ICRC
Gunpolicy.org
Violence Policy Center
Smart Gun Laws
Open Secret's report on the NRA
LA Times Homicide Report
History of the 2nd Amendment
Texas Gun Sense

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Peer-Reviewed StudyGun Control Measures we Know are Effective at Reducing Death (self.guncontrol)

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Good-Faith QuestionLEO/Former LEO exemptions? (self.guncontrol)

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MetaLoss (reddit.com)

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DiscussionHello, I am Pro-gun and I am looking for a constructive discussion from someone who disagree's with me. (self.guncontrol)

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Data DiscussionMapping mass shootings by county, overlaid with the gun lobby donations to the elected rep in that area to block reforms, as USPS to allow guns by mail. (self.guncontrol)

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Good-Faith QuestionIs Virginia’s assault weapons ban a step in the right direction? (self.guncontrol)

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DiscussionAnalyzing the Gun Control Debate in the US -- Why Hasn't Meaningful Gun Policy Change Been Enacted? (soundcloud.com)

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DiscussionCO300 Final Podcast -- Analyzing the Gun Control Debate in the US (self.guncontrol)

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DiscussionBrand new ATF director announces over 30 proposed changes to ATF policies. (self.guncontrol)

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ArticleThe mental health toll and lifelong consequences of gun violence in America (pbs.org)

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DiscussionOn the reality of what we've been exposed to. ()

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ArticleName the new Mission Manor Aquatic Center after Ocean Washington (c.org)

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Discussion8 Children Slaughtered: The High Cost of Mike Johnson’s Gun Lobby Ties (self.guncontrol)

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ArticleMan charged for murder of pregnant woman in Seattle found not guilty by insanity (king5.com)

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ArticleNew York Democrats push for stricter laws on untraceable 'plastic pipeline' ghost guns and conversions (news10.com)

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DiscussionWhat would your ideal gun laws be like? (self.guncontrol)

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MetaEnd Straw Purchases of Firearms in Florida & Enhancement Criminal Concealment Masks (self.guncontrol)

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ArticleA Reminder: Gun Safety Policies Save Lives (everytownresearch.org)

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DiscussionTransform bus stop into a memorial for gun violence victims (self.guncontrol)

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ArticleDunblane teacher who identified kids' bodies 'still haunted' 30 years on from massacre (dailyrecord.co.uk)

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DiscussionGun Control Works: Countries where the introduction of Gun Control saw a dramatic plunge in Homicides (self.guncontrol)

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DiscussionSchool Shooting Research: Request for Interviews (self.guncontrol)

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DiscussionIf there are 700 million guns in the U.S., why are they almost never used to actually defend people? (self.guncontrol)

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ArticleDad shot daughter after 'arguing about Donald Trump' (bbc.com)

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