It wasn't just the "fact of life" bit. It was also the suggestion that states with tougher gun laws have more shootings (they don't per capita) and that school shootings are a function of "psychos" seeking out targets. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/06/vance-school-shootings-guns/
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Philip Bump (pbump@journa.host)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2024 02:52:26 JST Philip Bump - Bill repeated this.
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John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺 (johnlogic@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2024 02:52:58 JST John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺 Indeed, JD Vance is full of bunk.
(Whoever would have thunk?)"States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation, New Data for 2022 Confirm"
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