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To: Red in Blue PA
In the 1800's, there were no background checks, no waiting periods, no age requirements, gun locks did not exist, there were no arbitrary gun restrictions, gun safes were few and far between, yet school shootings NEVER happened.

Don't have school-shooting rates but the murder rate in the 1800s in America was a lot higher than it is today.

Last time I checked there were no Tarantino movies or Call of Duty games in 1850.

23 posted on 12/23/2012 7:03:28 AM PST by Strategerist
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To: Strategerist
Don't have school-shooting rates but the murder rate in the 1800s in America was a lot higher than it is today.

And the murder rates in the 15th and 16th centuries were much higher than they were in the 17th and 18th centuries - which would indicate that murder rates aren't tied to the lethality of available technology but rather to how civilized people are and how able they are to control their violent impulses.

Long-Term Historical Trends in Violent Crime

30 posted on 12/23/2012 7:36:16 PM PST by vbmoneyspender
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