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**Aguila Blanca** · February 3, 2012, 06:17 PM

Cognitive dissonance. Holder testified that the AWB had a positive effect on the decrease we've seen in crime. That completely ignores the fact that violent crime continued to DECREASE after the AWB was allowed to expire. In short, there is (and was) NO demonstrable cause-effect relationship between the AWB and crime statistics.

February 3, 2012, 06:17 PM	#2
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 19,050	Cognitive dissonance. Holder testified that the AWB had a positive effect on the decrease we've seen in crime. That completely ignores the fact that violent crime continued to DECREASE after the AWB was allowed to expire. In short, there is (and was) NO demonstrable cause-effect relationship between the AWB and crime statistics.