And accurate. Still leaves out the constitutional aspects of this debate.
Tim -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:kgraeme@;facstaff.wisc.edu] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:22 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Possible Sniper Arrest This is the first really good comment in this discussion. -Kevin Graeme > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:schmidt@;hungrycow.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 9:13 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Possible Sniper Arrest > > > Homicide rates would drop if all the gun control laws on the > books now were > enforced > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:26 AM > Subject: Possible Sniper Arrest > > > > On training again, so my replies will be spotty today. > > > > at the same time, if you look at the murder rates in Canada and the US, > Canada has a murder rate that is far below what would be expected if gun > control laws had no effect on homicide rate. When you > statistically control > for other factors, such as economic and ses factors, the differences are > even greater. > > > > One very good example I like was a study that compared emergency room > visits to Seattle area and Vancouver, BC area hospitals. For Seattle the > majority of emergency room visits were firearm related. In > Vancouver it was > auto and home accidents. When statistical matching was used to control for > national differences other than guns, such as health care factors etc, the > only differences that remained were entirely attributed to firearms. > > > > One thing that many forget in this arguement is the > impulsiveness involved > with many firearm related homicides and incidents. Beating a > person to death > or using a blunt instrument required a lot of deliberation and > intentionality. In contrast, how fast does it take to use a > firearm? Remove > firearms from the equation and homicide rates drop precipitously. > > > > larry > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
