Guns in America more deadly than smog
<p><span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="Flash">Flash</span> <span word="Player">Player</span></p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="polluted">polluted</span> <span word="perch">perch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="interval">interval</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Newtown">Newtown</span>, <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> 20-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="Lanza">Lanza</span> <span word="gunned">gunned</span> <span word="down">down</span> 26 <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="grief">grief</span>, <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anger">anger</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Rifle">Rifle</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="guards">guards</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> 2013 <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="address">address</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="paragraphs">paragraphs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="Giffords">Giffords</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="fatality">fatality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Michelle">Michelle</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="ammunition">ammunition</span> <span word="clips">clips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="angst">angst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grieving">grieving</span>: <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="weakened">weakened</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="filibuster">filibuster</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="muster">muster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="tepid">tepid</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="pastors">pastors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="say">say</span> '<span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="trying">trying</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span>...." <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Giffords">Giffords</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span>.</p>
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