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Post hoc ergo propter hoc, Latin for "after this, therefore because of this"
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At the same time John Lott was writing "More Guns Less Crime". claiming that Florida's relaxing concealed carry laws caused a reduction in crime, the nation as a whole saw reductions in crime. Some states with strict gun laws saw greater reductions than Florida.