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Liberalism, gun control and crime
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11/01/2006 22:08:59
 
 
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>SNIP
>>The chance that you are able to put of robbers by the use a gun is very slim. If you do pull a gun you have about 40 times larger chance you'll be hurt rather than the criminal.
>
>I would be interested in seeing stats on this.

Totally bogus stats based on flawed research:
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=119

But then, according to Walter, we shouldn't trust anything that comes from the NRA. So, to back it up: http://www.tbuckner.com/KELLERMANN.htm
Dan LeClair
www.cyberwombat.com
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