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Thursday, March 07, 2013

Gun Myth #8

Myth #8: "Vicious, violent video games" deserve more blame than guns.

Fact-check: So said NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre after Newtown. So what's up with Japan?

Per capita spending on video games: $44 (United States) $55 ( Japan )

Civilian firearms per 100 people: 88 (United States) 0.6 ( Japan )

Gun homicides in 2008: 11,030 (United States) 11( Japan )

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Sources: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Small Arms Survey (PDF), UN Office on Drugs and Crime)

3 comments:

Juris Imprudent said...

I love how two stupids are supposed to make a smart.

Juris Imprudent said...

Oh and you might be interested in this; O'Keefe settles out of court.

Juris Imprudent said...

So, the Senate is going to make straw purchases illegal.

Take a look at question 11a.

I guess this new law will make it more illegal.