Americans split on gun control after Virginia Tech
The AP Ipsos poll finds gender racial political and regional divides in views on gun violence and stricter laws despite the Virginia Tech shootings. Women and minorities push for tougher gun controls, while men whites and rural residents tilt the other way. 47 percent want tighter laws, 38 percent unchanged, 11 percent looser.
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A historical view traces mass public shootings from 1966 to present, noting about 100 killed in such events. Criminologist James Alan Fox links gun availability to lethality while contrasting past eras where mass murder mirrored general homicide rates, including 1920s and 1930s.
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