By C. Eugene Emery Jr.PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Does having more gun laws in a state result in fewer gun deaths? You would think so if you've seen the recent Facebook posting, created by a group called Anti-Republican Crusaders and shared more than 1,700 times on that and another Facebook page. Read the PolitiFact ruling The posting has the Joe Friday character from TV's "Dragnet" saying, "Just the facts, ma'am," followed by this headline: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." There's also a color-coded U.S.
Politifact R.i. Rules Facebook Post Linking Gun Laws And Gun Deaths Half True
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