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Berkshire Eagle, October 7, 1993 page A3 (An AP story from Boston): Guns in the home found to increase risk of death ------------------------------------------------ People who keep guns at home nearly triple their chances of being murdered, usually by friends or relatives, but fail to protect themselves from intruders ... The article goes on to describe how the study was conducted, summarizes aspects of the population cross sections and conclusions of the study, and concludes with a refutation by a representative of the NRA: However, Paul Blackman, research coordinator at the National Rifle Association, criticized the study ... "These people were highly susceptible to homicide," he said. "We know that because they were killed." I wish I had said that.
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