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Myth Busted: U.S. Much Safer Than Many Peer Nations
Myth Busted: U.S. Much Safer Than Many Peer Nations
Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearInvestigations,
Conventional wisdom holds that the United States is the most violent and dangerous nation in the developed world. This dark view is frequently invoked by conservatives to demand stronger penalties for crimes and by progressives to argue for stronger gun laws.
At the same time, other nations point to crime as an Achilles heel of the American system. These include two peer nations with some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world -...
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