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Sandy Hook Shooting Aftermath: Increased Gun Sales, More Accidental Deaths By Firearms

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Sandy Hook Shooting Aftermath: Increased Gun Sales, More Accidental Deaths By Firearms

image: An infographic depicting results from Phillip B. Levine and Robin McKnight, who found that searches related to guns, gun sales, and accidental deaths related to firearms all spiked significantly following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 8 Dec. 2017, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by P.B. Levine at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., and colleagues was titled, "Firearms and accidental deaths: Evidence from the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting." view more 

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