Revealing Map Shows What Happened With ‘Gun Control’ and ‘Gun Shop’ Google Searches Three Days After Charleston Shooting

By Liz Klimas

Google’s analysis of search trends reveals that “gun shop” was searched more frequently in 2014 compared to “gun control.” But in the three days following the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, on the night of June 17, search popularity for the terms flip flopped.

“Gun control” or “Gun shop”? Which is more searched on Google by state?
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— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) June 21, 2015

In the wake of the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church where nine people were killed, there were renewed calls for stricter gun control laws. Google Trends makes no speculation as to whether the searches for “gun control” during this time were for, against or just seeking information on the topic following the shooting.

“I’d like to say these shootings in Charleston will be a turning point, enough for Congress to fight back against the gun lobby and take some serious action about gun laws,” Chelsea Parsons, who oversees gun policy for the liberal Center for American Progress, said following the attack. “But I don’t want to be naive.”

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Source:: The Blaze