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Owning a Gun Is More Likely to Harm You Than Protect You
By Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon
A new article from Slate demonstrates that guns increase the risk of homicide, accidents, and suicide. Guns do not make people safer, and are rarely successfully used in self-defense. Guns also make suicides and accidents much more likely and more fatal.
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2015/0…