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Lexington: Superstition helps explain how people think about gun laws

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Print section Print Rubric:  Superstition helps explain why many Republicans think loose gun laws keep them safe Print Headline:  The power of magical thinking Print Fly Title:  Lexington UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  It is not too late to stop the break-up of Spain Fly Title:  Lexington Main image:  20171007_USD000_0.jpg THE Onion put it best: “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.” An accurate summary of gun-control opponents’ response to America’s periodic gun massacres, the headline was also familiar. The satirical website has run it, with few alterations to an accompanying spoof article, five times: after six people were murdered in California in 2014; after nine were murdered in South Carolina, nine in Oregon and 14 in California in 2015; and after the killing of 58 and maiming of 489 people by a lone gunman ...

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