American ‘Gun Violence’ Unpacked, by Jack Devine

Yes, we have a major violence problem in the U.S. — I don’t know anyone, left or right, who disagrees. But to deal intelligently and effectively with that problem, we need to know a little bit more about it.

It all sounds so simple, at least as explained by progressive politicians and media talking heads. We’re told that the root cause of American “gun violence” is that we have too many guns — more per capita than nearly every country on earth; that mass shootings are commonplace and are killing our children in their classrooms; and that If we just keep guns out of the wrong hands, the violence will cease. …

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