Why NOT to vote Republican

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As many have pointed out, other countries have deranged and disgruntled citizens, too--but not the easy access to firearms to act out with.

There seem to be a fair number of nations in Europe that have solid rates of firearms ownership. Is there something else different about those countries that could be contributing to their lower rates of murder?

Are there articles in the criminological journals that address how to go about doing cross-cultural comparisons of such things?