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Most leftists support the 2nd Amendment for that very reason. You might try actually talking to some of them before running your mouth off. Also, btw... gun control =/= anti 2nd amendment.
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1 out of 4 people who choose to kill themselves do so within a 5 minute period. Waiting periods for gun purchases have reduced suicide rates by 51% in the areas with such regulations. 50% of NRA members support a 5-day waiting period for purchasing a firearm.
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40% of American gun owners do not undergo background checks. 74% of NRA members support universal background checks. Background checks for employees at gun stores are also not mandatory, which means that you can find gun traffickers in regions responsible for a majority of firearms used to commit crimes working at the stores that circulate them. Victims of abuse are 500% more likely to be murdered if the abuser owns a gun. 46% fewer women are shot to death in states with background checks. 48% fewer police deaths occur in states with background checks.
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Mandatory storage laws, smart guns, and trigger locks reduce the number of accidental shootings of children. 1.7 million American children live in households with unsecured, pre-loaded firearms. There are no universal legal requirements in place for child safety with respect to firearms.
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30% of trafficked guns come from gun shows. Most states do not have a purchasing limit on firearms. Most states do not have ammo restrictions either on ammo in general or on ammo drums. There are virtually no restrictions at all on online purchases of firearms and ammunition.
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There are waiting periods before adopting a pet. There are background checks before you get many jobs. There are universal child safety laws for life jackets and cars. There are restrictions on how much cold medicine you can buy. These are not undue burdens and they are statistically proven to save people's lives.
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Not all acts of violence can be stopped and no one is arguing that, but many of them can. Is regulation all we should do? Obviously not. Americans need universal mental health coverage so that they and their families can seek professional help without destroying their financial security, as well as increasing government action against domestic stochastic terrorism and fortifying our republic like Germany has fortified their democracy, and the repeal of Supreme Court decisions such as Buckley V Valeo and Citizens United, as well as getting rid of the restrictions imposed on research into gun violence in the USA so that we may have more data in order to formulate more solutions.
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