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"Prevent" as in 100% guarantee? Sure, it won't do so. Mitigate and lower the rate of?
No, what gave you that idea?
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Conflating two things. Obviously if you have more strict gun controls, you'll have lower "gun violence" or even "deaths by gun".
Fantastic. I'm glad you're on board
But great job pointing to Norway for one isolated event and then backpedaling like a motherfucker when confronted with actual data!
By the way, when people say "Developed nations", they are commonly referring to the ones in dark blue on this map. Or the ones shown on this map. Or this one.
So while I think it's absolutely ducky that you looked up firearm death rates in Venezuela and Cuba, no one is making the argument you're so proud of yourself for debunking.
Edited, Jan 22nd 2013 9:34pm by Jophiel