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Originally Posted by Direckshun
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"...implementation of the Brady Act appears to have been associated with reductions in the firearm suicide rate for persons aged 55 years or older but not with reductions in homicide rates or overall suicide rates."
That sounds about right. So explain again why we need waiting periods since the the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that the Brady Legislation and associated waiting periods for handgun purchases have had no effect on reductions in homicide rates or overall suicide rates.