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Good Review of Major Gun Issue Research
May 20, 2008 | Tagged Centerwall, honest scientists, Kleck, research on gun debate, Wright | 1 Comment
Ran across a good annotated review of major research in the debate on guns by bodo. “Critical Juncture, Some Notes on Gun Control, B27111/Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:28:09/”War on Terror”
http://bodo.gnn.tv/blogs/27111/Some_Notes_On_Gun_Control.
One interesting thing about the gun control debate is the number of honest scientists, who start out with the hypothesis that guns somehow cause crime, who actually look at and report the data. Among those mentioned in the above captioned post, we find Professor Hans Toch, Professor Brandon Centerwall, and James D. Wright.
Even Marvin E. Wolfgang, an unreconstructed hater of guns, tips his hat to the methodology of Kleck and Gertz, while admitting that he does not like the results of their research (The two offer definitive proof that guns are used much more in lawful defense than criminal attack.) Kleck, by the way, is himself a Democrat.
The Centers for Disease Control, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Small Arms Survey (out of Switzerland) can not be considered advocates of an individual right to self-defense against crime and tyranny. Even these groups admit that there is no scientifically provable connection between gun ownership and violence. In fact, there often seems to be an inverse relationship. Fewer guns may mean more crime.
Thanks to Ronald Wilson of Canada for his insightful comment on the post regarding the Colorado Demcrat Platform for the 2008 election. His words about the Canadian debacle should serve as a warning to us all.
Def Mech
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