Death-Rate Statistics on 1981 Gun-Control Ad Look Familiar

Ad ran after John Lennon was killed

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Here's a gun-control ad that ran in 1981, not long after John Lennon was assassinated. Great image. Depressing statistics that remain largely the same today. Via Steve Wax.

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