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2023-04-29 10:03:49 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 50E03F621621D5B3DAA1D4E6D93C995358ED89BE58E41ED8CFAFE3C5A1C4F02D
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The tweet overstates the issue, as the linked article mentions suicide, not crime. Nonetheless, there is evidence (linked) of a connection between higher homicide rates and looser gun laws, which are typically supported by Republicans: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301409#_i4 https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/guns-and-death/ https://everytownresearch.org/rankings/
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