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TexasFats · August 20, 2007, 05:17 PM

I have read the article. Actually, the article by Don Kates and Gary Mauser says that THERE IS NO CORRELATION between gun ownership and either murder or suicide rates. It is probably the best cross-sectional study done to date on the issue and ends up saying that rates of gun ownership have nothing to do with either murder rates or suicide rates. What the article does say is that other factors than gun ownership drives both murder and suicide rates.

To my mind, this is good news. It shows that gun laws won't help lower death rates from either murder or suicide, and it keeps us from making wild claims that might turn out to be false, costing us our credibility.

Somebody should read the article before they post.

August 20, 2007, 05:17 PM	#12
TexasFats Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 130	I have read the article. Actually, the article by Don Kates and Gary Mauser says that THERE IS NO CORRELATION between gun ownership and either murder or suicide rates. It is probably the best cross-sectional study done to date on the issue and ends up saying that rates of gun ownership have nothing to do with either murder rates or suicide rates. What the article does say is that other factors than gun ownership drives both murder and suicide rates. To my mind, this is good news. It shows that gun laws won't help lower death rates from either murder or suicide, and it keeps us from making wild claims that might turn out to be false, costing us our credibility. Somebody should read the article before they post. __________________ Gun laws are designed to extend and solidify the power of an elite over a peasantry. Sauron lives, and his orc minions are on the march.