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2023-04-29 15:20:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F740F8C4652EE9EBC29D3D50AEE1835B0F6FFC0DDFB5C0FC7ABBF66A7E160DCE
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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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