http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/12/26/16169576-chart-before-and-after-the-assault-weapons-ban?lite
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/12/26/16169576-chart-before-and-after-the-assault-weapons-ban?lite
Maddow’s graph is a very stupid way to look at the data. Still, it shows that there have been less than 230 deaths in 60 years. A virtual non problem.
This “crises” is totally media created. Because of the copycat effect, it is likely that half or more of those deaths would not have happened if the media had not made anti-heros of the more recent shooters.
Wonder why they don’t do a chart of “cumulative deaths” for black crime?