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Did the Aurora, Colorado movie theater killer select the only nearby theater where guns were prohibited?
I heard a claim on an AM radio talk show that in the July 2012 Aurora, CO movie theater mass shooting rampage (also known as the Batman shooting), the killer chose the only local theater that was a ...
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Are perpetrators in mass killings more likely to play violent video games?
To be clear: I am not asking if violent video games cause violent behavior. That is covered here.
I am more interested if there is any correlation between violent video games and mass killings. I ...
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What is the value of armed bystanders in preventing gun deaths?
On Nov. 5, 2009, 12 soldiers and one civilian were killed, and more than two dozen others were wounded, when a gunman walked into the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood and opened fire. ...
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How often are guns used by private citizens in self defense per year in the United States?
According to Wikipedia the numbers reported range from 65 thousand to 2.5 million. I am very skeptical of the 2.5 million figure and in fact I am even skeptical of the 65 thousand figure. This ...
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African Pentecostal Witch Hunting Guide real?
I found this online: "The African Pentecostal Church's Guide of Inquisitions of Witches and Magicians in the African Continent - 1989 (Translated from the Swahili Manuscript of the late Bakari Sudi ...
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Correlation between MAO-A gene and murderers / sex offenders
The MAO-A gene, also known as the "Warrior gene", is thought to cause increased antisocial and violent behavior patterns in people who have experienced an abusive childhood. [ref] Caspi et. al. found ...
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Is owning a handgun for personal protection justifiable under risk analysis? [closed]
There is a common saying in the United States that "it's better to own a gun and not use it, than need a gun and not have it." Unwilling to accept such commonplaces in my decisions regarding security, ...
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Does it take 4 muscles to extend your arm and whack someone in the head? [closed]
A coworker sent me this quote (it can be found on the internet, but I can't find who said it):
When someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles to frown, but it only
takes 4 muscles to extend your ...
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Does listening to rap music increase violent behavior?
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Can music incite murder?
I've heard many people say that listening to ...
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Do children who kill animals turn out to be violent?
It is widely claimed that children who injure or kill animals as children are more likely to exhibit violent behavior as adults, committing domestic violence or murder. A site dedicated to discussing ...
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Do violent video games cause violent behavior?
I have been following this question casually over the past couple of years, and it seemed to me that there was no strong consensus either way on the subject. However, I recently read an editorial from ...
