December 7, 2016
TRUST, BUT VERIFY?:
States with background checks for those who buy guns and bullets also have fewer school shootings (Karen Kaplan , 12/07/16, LA Times)
An analysis of recent school shootings suggests a way to make them less likely: Mandatory background checks.States that required background checks for gun buyers were about half as likely to experience a school shooting compared with states with no such requirement, a new study reports. In addition, the handful of states that forced people to submit to background checks before purchasing ammunition had dramatically lower odds of a school shooting.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 7, 2016 1:45 PM
