I just listened to the recording I made of Monday's show. It was not Dan in Missouri who said that 1.5 to 2.5 million crimes stopped by guns. It was a man who called himself Jonathan in Michigan, though at the end of the call he said he was in the Air Force in Colorado. As to the source of the statistic, I couldn't find it on Bill Clinton's or the NRA's web sites. I did find an article at http://www.jpands.org/hacienda/edcor6.html.
It refers to a study by Prof. Gary Kleck and Doctors for Integrity in Policy Research (DIPR). "Kleck found that the defensive uses of firearms by citizens amount to 2.5 million uses per year and dwarf the offensive gun uses by criminals. Between 25-75 lives are saved by a gun for every life lost to a gun. Medical costs saved by guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens are 15 times greater than costs incurred by criminal uses of firearms. Guns also prevent injuries to good people and protect billions of dollars of property every year." Another view of DIPR and its founder Dr. Edgar Suter can be viewed at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/guns/procon/injuries.html. "Dr. Suter denies his organization is linked to direct NRA funding, although members have worked closely with NRA researchers. He claims that most medical journals have refused to publish articles supporting his position because of editors' biases against guns. 'It's truly an outrage how flawed and dishonest the medical literature is on the subject,' says Dr. Suter. " --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AlexBennettProgram" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/alexbennettprogram?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
