r/guncontrol↗
Gun Control: Stopping Violence with Evidence
We're a well-regulated sub that accepts the science that many gun control laws are effective at reducing death. Make sure to use evidence when making claims, or your comment won't last long. We welcome all good-faith discussions on the laws, research, and news regarding gun control.
12k subscribers3 posts / mo in Sep 20263 authors / mosince 2009
r/guncontrol has 12k members (+2.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 3 posts a month from 3 people. Top topics: Student Protests, Gun Incidents and Arrests and School Shootings & Safety.
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- Student Protests0.4%
- Gun Incidents and Arrests0.3%
- School Shootings & Safety0.2%
- Shooting Incidents0.2%
- Parkland-Shotings0.2%
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