Growing up without a father
has a far greater statistical correlation to gun violence than most
sociological factors, including poverty and gun ownership, a statistical
analysis of gun homicides in the U.S. shows.
“Recent
mass murders have given rise to a call for gun control, for the restriction of
gun sales. The argument is that fewer guns would result in fewer murders. The
data imply otherwise,” concluded Dr. Frederick Costello, an engineering
consultant in Virginia, after analyzing firearm-related murders committed in
all 50 states in 2010 at the request of state Delegate Ken Plum (D-36th).
Virginia is one of 41 “shall issue” states that require authorities to issue
gun permits to all qualified applicants. - See more at:
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