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2023-03-30 14:14:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 49272ABD88EAF9C2F8B98E40F9D06B714CC9CF23EF31478B60C135B2684BB460
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Original Note:
Gavin cites gun deaths in 2020 - a year where lockdowns reduced public gatherings. Lockdown policy was correlated with political affiliation (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ps-political-science-and-politics/article/partyline-pandemic-a-closer-look-at-the-partisan-response-to-covid19/B56F979ADB46A43566AE45123667092F), as are gun law restrictions. The cited statistic merely posits that when people are more confined, they die less often from guns.
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