Statistics don't lie but statisticians do. Not only did they NOT screen for unlawful possession, they did NOT screen for drugs/alcohol in blood at time of assault, NOR for gang membership. OR maybe they did but they aren't disclosing the results. Those ARE the three variables that crop up most often in violent crimes (just ask honest Criminologists like Gary Kleck). The medicine-based researchers always cherry pick their data in order to secure the desired result. This seems to be just another warmed-over version of the original Kellerman study (the 43 times fallacy) with all the same flaws. The repetition of KNOWN flaws is evidence that these folks KNEW they would deceive the public. There is no original thought in this article whatsoever. You couldn't get it published in a student-managed law review (they eschew repetition). I wonder if these so-called "scientists" will share their dataset. You can't catch them cheating, if they did so, without the raw numbers. Kellerman wouldn't release his for 20 years. Good discussion here: http://volokh.com/2009/10/05/guns-did-not-protect-those-who-possessed-them-from-being-shot-in-an-assault/ ******************************************************************* Professor Joseph Olson, J.D., LL.M. o- 651-523-2142 Hamline University School of Law (MS-D2037) f- 651-523-2236 St. Paul, MN 55113-1235 c- 612-865-7956 [email protected] http://law.hamline.edu/node/784
>>> "Raymond Kessler" <[email protected]> 10/6/2009 3:24 PM >>> The poor quality of social science research published in medical journals never ceases to amaze me. http://reason.com/blog/2009/10/05/why-skydivers-would-be-better Ray Kessler Prof. of Criminal Justice Sul Ross State Univ.
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