# If all the civilian guns in the USA magically disappeared, would death rates rise or lower?

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**Created:** [March 13, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-civilian-guns-in-the-usa-magically-disappeared-would-death-rates-rise-or-lower/810496 "2018-03-13T16:17:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crazy\_Canuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazy_canuck/32/5282_2.png) [@Crazy\_Canuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Canuck)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-civilian-guns-in-the-usa-magically-disappeared-would-death-rates-rise-or-lower/810496/38 "2018-03-22T21:33:33Z")

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Is that what you call that? Well, in your own words …

> [@Would murder and/or death rates rise, or lower, if the 2nd Amendment was abolished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-murder-and-or-death-rates-rise-or-lower-if-the-2nd-amendment-was-abolished/810491/87):
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> Yeah, that was weak, shows they got nuthin better.

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