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While there is very little research on this (because Congress banned funding research on this after pressure from the NRA in the 90s), what research does exist

While there is very little research on this (because Congress banned funding research on this after pressure from the NRA in the 90s), what research does exist does not support your assertion: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/27/states-with-strict-gun-laws-have-fewer-firearms-deaths-heres-how-your-state-stacks-up.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/27/states-with-strict-gun-laws-... It's not about criminals not caring about the law. Shooting people is already illegal. It's about making it more difficult to access and acquire these weapons. If you can't access something, it is much more difficult to use.

lvass 5y ago
He mentioned "gun crime" not deaths. Most deaths are from suicide.
foolinaround 5y ago
> what research does exist does not support your assertion the link you posted does not oppose it as the other comment pointed out. I hope you will keep an open mind as you look into this, setting aside the agendas of the NRA or the anti-gun groups. When there is an item (gun, in this instance) which has both good and bad uses ( what they are, we are reasonably argue) -- there needs to be a balance in how the item is procured. Nowhere in the country does one just go and pick one up. There are (again, we can argue on what is reasonable) checks and balances - checking the person's track history etc. All this goes out the window when it is possible to skirt the law, or in the case of London, use knives instead of guns for the crimes. We need to solve the problem at the right level of abstraction. We need to focus on why the society today sees more shootings in the past decades when the guns have been existing for much longer.