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Quote of the Day: White Man’s Burden Edition
“A more satisfactory explanation for the unusually high rate of U.S. gun murders and massacres might lie in the fact that other countries have strict gun control laws that have limited gun ownership and use. And this, in turn, might result from the fact that they do not labor under the burden of a predominantly evangelical white Protestantism, committed to gun-owners’ ‘rights’ at all costs.” – Lawrence Wittner in Guns and the Godly [at huffingtonpost.com]
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Quote of the Day: Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch
“In conclusion, we found (a) strong association between social gun culture and gun ownership. Gun cultures may need to be considered for public health strategies that aim to change gun ownership in the USA.” – Bindu Kalesan in One in Three Americans Own Guns; Culture a Factor, Study Finds [at nbcnews.com]
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