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Begun Center’s Daniel Flannery points to firearm accessibility as a significant factor of homicide rates

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ESPN, The Undefeated: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said that the number of guns available directly relates to the high numbers of gun violence and homicides. “When something happens and a firearm is available, it’s more likely to be used.”