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Thanks for the reply. I'd love to know why you focus exclusively on injuries and homicides committed with firearms? I can think of some possible reasons, but it's easier to simply ask!

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Sorry to be a pest, but I can't take an article too seriously if it's built around the term "gun violence" or "firearms violence." In my opinion those are not proper scholarly terms, rather they are propaganda terms that were invented to give people the impression that violence can be eliminated by passing repressive gun laws, which in reality serves a different agenda.

Crimes are committed by people, not guns. We will not reduce violence by focusing on the weapons used.

I believe the author actually knows this, as the third sentence suggests an honest assessment: "Cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and Minneapolis have reduced firearm violence by increasing homicide clearance rates, expanding violence intervention programs, and improving community-police relations." Yay!

Other than that, the article makes a number of very valid points and is well worth reading.

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