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gun availability is not the cause for school shootings : Schoolyard shootings have been occurring since at least 1974, so it is not a new phenomenon due to increases in gun ownership.

More than 50% of these terrorists start thinking about their assaults two or more weeks before the shooting, and 75% planned-out their attacks.

In rural areas, guns are everywhere and children are taught to shoot at young ages – yet these areas are almost devoid of schoolyard shootings.

In rural areas, guns are everywhere and children are taught to shoot at young ages – yet these areas are almost devoid of schoolyard shootings.

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