The Best Hope for Fixing America's Gun Crisis

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : With further gun regulation stalled in Congress and state legislatures beholden to the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Second Amendment, litigation holds out the possibility that victims of gun violence might be monetarily compensated for their injuries.
51% : In November 1998, 46 states and four of the largest tobacco companies reached a master settlement agreement, with the companies vowing to refrain from certain kinds of advertising, to pay billions in annual sums to the states to supplement their health-care liabilities over 25 years, and to fund public education regarding the risks of smoking.
48% : Even if Congress does manage to pass gun legislation in the weeks ahead -- still a big if -- that legislation will leave much to be done.
44% : The ruling is now on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Second Amendment grounds.
40% : One way to address negative externalities is for the government to intervene through subsidies, taxes, or legal constraints on the producer.
38% : Read: The real reason America doesn't have gun control
36% : Adam Serwer: The one group that could make a difference on gun control

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