About 11,000 Americans die each year from firearm-related homicides. Monday’s shooting at Washington, D.C.’s Navy Yard that killed 12 victims and the gunman is sure to spawn debates about gun rights, gun control and how to reduce those deaths. All too often, these discussions are not based on logic and science, as with other public health problems, but are awash in heated emotions and void of substance.
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