{"id":17859,"date":"2013-03-13T00:56:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T22:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=17859"},"modified":"2013-03-13T00:56:29","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T22:56:29","slug":"10-pro-gun-myths-shot-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/13\/10-pro-gun-myths-shot-down\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2013\/01\/pro-gun-myths-fact-check\">10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Myth #3: An armed society is a polite society.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Fact-check:<\/strong> Drivers who carry guns are 44% more likely than unarmed drivers to make obscene gestures at other motorists, and 77% more likely to follow them aggressively.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Among Texans convicted of serious crimes, those with concealed-handgun licenses were sentenced for threatening someone with a firearm 4.8 times more than those without.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>In states with Stand Your Ground and other laws making it easier to shoot in self-defense, those policies have been linked to a 7 to 10% increase in homicides.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down Myth #3: An armed society is a polite society. Fact-check: Drivers who carry guns are 44% more likely than unarmed drivers to make obscene gestures at other motorists, and 77% more likely to follow them aggressively. 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