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Gun laws and gold medals

Would tighter gun laws actually lead to fewer gun deaths? You might think it's obvious that they would. But the evidence isn't quite that clear. Also: how have Olympians changed in the last century?

Last week's mass-shooting at a cinema in Colorado has - not surprisingly - intensified America's bitter and long-running argument with itself about gun control.

The argument is political and highly partisan. But it is also practical: would tighter gun laws actually lead to fewer gun deaths? You might think it's obvious that they would. But it seems the evidence isn't quite that clear.

Also: how have Olympians changed in the last century?

(Image: Shell casing for .40 caliber cartridges. Credit: Getty Images)

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