This chart comes from Mother Jones and it seems particularly prescient at the moment:
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It’s important to remember that Adam Lanza’s mother purchased the guns he used to mow down 28 people legally as well. Just keep this chart in mind when discussing gun control and the role guns play in our society in the coming days.