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Jun 2022
1h 55m

A Spock and Scotty Approach to Gun Contr...

ANDREW HEATON
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Let’s take a numbers-first approach to gun legislation. In the wake of horrible mass shootings, gun control and advocacy groups are digging their heals, and often relying on bumper sticker canards. Rather than approaching this issue ideologically, or even inductively, we’re going to look at ways to dramatically reduce gun deaths by looking at the numbers.

 

“Gun Deaths by the Numbers” with Guy Smith: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gun-deaths-by-the-numbers/id1439837349?i=1000508430461

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