Giving Up The Gun

<p>Y<strong>ou often hear, &ldquo;Guns don&rsquo;t kill, people kill.&rdquo;&nbsp;</strong>After another mass shooting that killed 18 in Maine, the U.S. House Speaker (third in line to the President) declared &ldquo;The problem is the human heart. It&rsquo;s not guns&rdquo; and, obligatorily, &ldquo;This is not the time to be talking about legislation.&rdquo; Last week we looked at the Edo Period in Japan, when an entire culture stepped away from guns for more than a century, choosing martial arts for blood feuds. Japan was no less violent, but death was much less random. In this week&rsquo;s installment, we dig into the culture of violence.</p> <p>Researchers analyzed state-level data on mass shootings from 1989 to 2014. They compared mass shootings in states with and without bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. They learned:</p> <p><a href="https://cooldesign.medium.com/giving-up-the-gun-41741c37d10b"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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