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Why do people think eliminating legal civilian gun ownership will decrease violence?
I can see it might lower firearms deaths. But generally when you can't accomplish a goal by one method you accomplish that goal by some other method. Are other types of violence less tragic than gun violence?
How does legislating legal gun owners out of their most effective form of self defense help to curb violence?
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