Md. lawmakers hear gun-ban testimony Backers, opponents argue over statistics on slayings By Kimberly A. C. Wilson Sun Staff Originally published February 10, 2004, 9:10 PM EST For state lawmakers, gun-control advocates, police commissioners and even candidates stumping for president, when it comes to the issue of banning assault weapons, one-in-five is the magic number.
Democratic presidential primary front-runner Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts uses the statistic. So does the Episcopal Church of America. And in Annapolis, where a Senate committee heard testimony Tuesday from all sides on a proposed assault weapons ban, supporters quoted the statistic verbatim: "One in five law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty is killed with an assault weapon." There's just one problem with the ratio, according to gun rights advocates: It isn't true. Continues: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-guns0210,0,3371998.story?coll=bal-local-headlines _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof
