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Big data can solve gun problem

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Thu, 3 Jan 2013, 4:20pm   127 views   3 comments
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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/how-big-data-can-solve-americas-gun-problem/266633/

That's a tragedy, because combining simple math and the power of crowds could give us the tools we need to red flag potential killers even without new restrictions on the guns anyone can buy. Privacy advocates may hate the idea, but an open national database of ammunition and gun purchases may be what America needs if we're ever going to get our mass shooting problem under control. Just look at the gun-acquiring backgrounds of some of our more recent mass killers to see what I mean. James Holmes, the Aurora shooting suspect, went to three different locations spread out over...

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1. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (17) 785 threads 7,952 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   1   5:58pm Thu 3 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Go on the Internet and you can read that the cellphone carriers told Congress that U.S. law enforcement made a staggering 1.3 millions requests for customer text messages, caller locations, and other information just in 2011. And that the number of requests had doubled in the last five years. Most of this cell phone data is requested without even a warrant issued by a judge. There is no outrage by the American public over any of this, even though it causes citizens inconvenience and invades their privacy. I'm outraged over it.

2. justme Follow Befriend (2) 33 threads 3,495 comments

   2   6:26pm Thu 3 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   "The power of crowds" ? What the heck are the talking about. Are they going to un-like the gun owners on facebook or what? What good is that going to do?

3. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

   3   6:30pm Thu 3 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   How about personal trading markets? We use the market to help predict the next nutjob. Neighbors can tell on neighbors by trading in these markets. LE can monitor these markets to act early.