New studies show surges in gun sales lead to surges in gun deaths

[Professor Emeritus]

I know this shyt go into the "no shyt Sherlock" file, but when there people in the NRA and even on The Coli claiming that more guns in the country would actually make it safer.....


Study #1: The Sandy Hook shooting led to a spike in gun sales resulting in approximately 3,000,000 new guns purchased, as well as intensified cleaning/use of guns already owned. This spike in gun sales correlated with a spike of 60 more accidental gun deaths than usual, including 20 children, over the next four months following Sandy Hook. The spike in accidental gun deaths matched the states where the highest spikes in gun sales had occurred.

Firearms and accidental deaths: Evidence from the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting



Study #2: From 2005-2013, in the two weeks following Nevada gun shows, firearm injuries in California counties within driving distance of those shows increased by an average of 70% compared to the two weeks prior to the shows. (Nevada gun shows, unlike California gun shows, don't require every sale to be registered and a background check to be done.)

http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2...tween-gun-shows-firearm-deaths-injuries-quasi




http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-sandy-hook-guns-20171207-story.html

 

[88m3]

Very interesting.


It would be nice if congress allocated funding for this to be researched so a coherent policy could be set.

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

how people believe the goverment is gonna take your guns crap at this point is crazy

 

[Pressure]

Gun purchases don't require any training nor do they require the purchase of the corresponding safety needs.

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

Could guns have something to do with shooting deaths? I will wait for more information.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

I suppose thoughts and prayers aren’t cutting it

 

[ThatTruth777]

you don't say

 

[mbewane]

Is water wet though

 

[Shogun]

Could guns have something to do with shooting deaths? I will wait for more information.

Let's not jump to conclusions.

 

[Jim Cornette]

America is retarded

 

[Geek Nasty]

For all you posters, this is about countering the conservative argument that more guns leads to lower crime because somehow everyone can protect themselves.

 

[Broke Wave]

I’m still waiting for this case study to be reproduced a few times. The evidence here is weak and anecdotal at best. I’d say the right thing to do is continue the current trend for a century and then see where the numbers lie.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

I’m still waiting for this case study to be reproduced a few times. The evidence here is weak and anecdotal at best. I’d say the right thing to do is continue the current trend for a century and then see where the numbers lie.

With any luck firearm deaths will surpass cancer. We would cure cancer.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

OT but I was checking the cause of death stats by the WHO and one of them was measles in the developing world and I just had to say fukk people who are anti-vaccination.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

@JahFocus CS



Thanks for the neg Cac