Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 04:12 PM 8/17/03 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
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From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
Jan Coffey wrote:
--- Andrew Crystall
Darn it! I had a reply almost done, and then our
electricity flickered... (impressive storm!)... sigh
--- Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Dan Minette wrote:
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jan Coffey wrote:
--- Andrew Crystall wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Darn it! I had a reply almost done, and then our
electricity flickered... (impressive storm!)... sigh
snip impressive list of stuff
Thanks, Debbi, looks like good stuff, though it could take a while
to digest.
Doug
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On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 07:41:01PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
I agree. OTOH, if you are an 80-year-old woman with arthritis who has
to shuffle around with a walker, you probably don't have the dexterity
or strength to use a throwing knife, sword, or quarterstaff,
Probably cannot hold a
At 07:10 AM 8/17/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 07:41:01PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
I agree. OTOH, if you are an 80-year-old woman with arthritis who has
to shuffle around with a walker, you probably don't have the dexterity
or strength to use a throwing knife,
On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 11:41:54AM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
She had it between the cushion and the side of the chair she was
sitting in,
Sure was lucky she was sitting next to it.
and when the intruder walked in he found himself facing a fiesty old
woman
If you think all old women
At 01:00 PM 8/17/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 11:41:54AM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
An even better idea would have been for the S.O.B. to get a job if he
wants money rather than try to steal other people's possessions.
No, that is a much worse idea, since it isn't
On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 12:30:51PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
And that's the root of the problem, isn't it?
And...? Your point?
--
Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.erikreuter.net/
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Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 07:41:01PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
I agree. OTOH, if you are an 80-year-old woman with arthritis who has
to shuffle around with a walker, you probably don't have the dexterity
or strength to use a throwing knife, sword, or quarterstaff,
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 07:10 AM 8/17/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote:
I think she'd be better off with a dog (if she has a yard or could get
someone to walk it for her). Failing that, she probably has a better
chance just crying and saying don't hurt me and letting the intruder
take her
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And lemmie restate - if the UK had the US's gun laws, I WOULD be dead.
And if the US had UK gun laws I would be dead.
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Jan William Coffey
Julia Thompson wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 07:41:01PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
I agree. OTOH, if you are an 80-year-old woman with arthritis who has
to shuffle around with a walker, you probably don't have the dexterity
or strength to use a throwing knife, sword, or
Jan Coffey wrote:
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And lemmie restate - if the UK had the US's gun laws, I WOULD be dead.
And if the US had UK gun laws I would be dead.
Good thing each of you has been in the country with the gun laws that
kept each of you alive.
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
You don't know me, or my friends, my experiences
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To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
Jan Coffey wrote:
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And lemmie restate - if the UK had
At 04:12 PM 8/17/03 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
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From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
Jan Coffey wrote:
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 10:58:17PM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
The only weapons we keep with that sort of accessibility right now
are swords. And me cornered in my own house with a sword is probably
*extremely* dangerous to whomever is cornering me.
Do you think your son could expose the
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 10:58:17PM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
The only weapons we keep with that sort of accessibility right now
are swords. And me cornered in my own house with a sword is probably
*extremely* dangerous to whomever is cornering me.
Do you think
On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 10:04:28AM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
How about a quarterstaff (I think Aikido experts call it a Bo) for
home security?
That could work.
That was actually a non-rhetorical question, hopefully for someone who
has trained with a staff or a Bo. I
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Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
You don't know me, or my friends, my experiences, or obviously my
sympathies
to those who have endured this type
On 15 Aug 2003 at 20:48, Jan Coffey wrote:
The problem is that guns are too accident prone. (and illegal over
here). I'm happy with keeping a throwing blade within reach when I
sleep.
And yes, I've had run-ins with skinhead thugs...but I've never,
admitedly, been on the worse end of
At 10:04 AM 8/16/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 10:58:17PM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
The only weapons we keep with that sort of accessibility right now
are swords. And me cornered in my own house with a sword is probably
*extremely*
On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 05:30:44PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Which is one point in favor of a firearm for home defense: it takes
less training to learn to fire it than it does to learn to use a
throwing knife,
I consider
At 07:31 PM 8/16/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 05:30:44PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Which is one point in favor of a firearm for home defense: it takes
less training to learn to fire it than it does to learn to use a
throwing knife,
I consider that a point against.
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One can kill
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
The question I am arguing is the handgun in the drawer for protection, not
the hunting rifle that's safely stored. There is no evidence that the
handgun in the drawer does any good. There is considerable evidence that
it contributes to a significant number of deaths per year.
? Maybe,
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snippage
Both women and men have been surveyed and about 1
in 4 women have been the victim of a sexual assult,
and about 1 in 7 men.
Now, this is slightly old data, and I wouldn't be
shocked if its down to 1
in 5 women or 1 in 10 men. But a
--- Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snippage
Both women and men have been surveyed and about 1
in 4 women have been the victim of a sexual assult,
and about 1 in 7 men.
Now, this is slightly old data, and I wouldn't be
shocked
--- Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snippage
Both women and men have been surveyed and about 1
in 4 women have been the victim of a sexual assult,
and about 1 in 7 men.
Now, this is slightly old data, and I wouldn't be
Jan Coffey wrote:
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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From: Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: Most
On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 09:26 pm, Jan Coffey wrote:
Besides, if the numbers are so greate, wouldn't it seem wise for
possible
victems to carry a leathal weapon?
Maybe I'm odd, but the idea that little children packing deadly force
(would that be a machine gun or what) could improve
On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 09:33 pm, Jan Coffey wrote:
Once you have had the experience of home invasion you would understand.
No Gun = No Sleep.
I choose sleep.
Therapy?
--
William T Goodall
Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk
Blog :
--- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
snippage
Both women and men have been surveyed and
about 1 in 4 women have been the victim of a sexual
assult, and about 1 in 7 men.
Now, this is slightly old data, and I wouldn't
be
William T Goodall wrote:
On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 09:26 pm, Jan Coffey wrote:
Besides, if the numbers are so greate, wouldn't it seem wise for
possible
victems to carry a leathal weapon?
Maybe I'm odd, but the idea that little children packing deadly force
(would that be a
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
Once you have had the experience of home invasion
you would understand.
No Gun = No Sleep.
I choose sleep.
Therapy?
grimace I'm harping here, but I have to say that I
would not be able to sleep well either
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 09:26 pm, Jan Coffey wrote:
Besides, if the numbers are so greate, wouldn't it seem wise for
possible
victems to carry a leathal weapon?
Maybe I'm odd, but the idea that little children packing deadly
On 15 Aug 2003 at 20:02, Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
Once you have had the experience of home invasion
you would understand.
No Gun = No Sleep.
I choose sleep.
Therapy?
grimace I'm harping here, but I
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 09:33 pm, Jan Coffey wrote:
Once you have had the experience of home invasion you would understand.
No Gun = No Sleep.
I choose sleep.
Therapy?
Just becouse I'm paranoid doesn't mean they are not
--- Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
Once you have had the experience of home invasion
you would understand.
No Gun = No Sleep.
I choose sleep.
Therapy?
grimace I'm harping here, but I
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 15 Aug 2003 at 20:02, Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
Once you have had the experience of home invasion
you would understand.
No Gun = No Sleep.
I choose
Jan Coffey wrote:
What if a kid gets ahold of the gun? Well, they probably won't be able to
pull back on the triger anyway. But if they could, why were they able to get
to the gun in the first place? If you have kids do you put your car keys were
they can get them? what about draino?
No
--- Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
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Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:02 PM
Subject: Most Dangerous States
--- Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's an example of why I say mostly the argument is silly. People quote
stats trying to compare things that are not at all alike.
Just thought it needed to be repeated is all.
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Dan Minette wrote:
...
Mortality studies such as ours do not include cases in which burglars
or
intruders are wounded or frightened away by the use or display of a
firearm.
Cases in which would-be intruders may have purposely avoided a house
known
to be armed are also not
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sunday, August 10, 2003, at 11:15 pm, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
I also suggest that given that the same site lists Nevada and NewYork
as 7
8 respectivly for previous years the statistical significance given
their
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 02:11 am, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In fact the whole of Europe has much lower homicide
rates than the USA,
and much stricter gun control.
--
William T
--- Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why don't you post it?
Well, it's more than half a meg Again, I'd be happy to send it to you
offlist. :) Just let me know what
format you'd prefer.
PDF
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Jan William Coffey
And the best way to show how this is true is to show how the % of people
who are victims of crimes and own guns are much lower than the % of people
who simply own guns. If owning guns is as much of a deterrant as this
author suggests, than one should see a significantly lower crime rate for
The molehill is not 100% fatal. Many people are shot each year and survive.
And many more don't. Your chances of surviving are extremely greater if you
don't get shot at all.
Tom Beck
www.prydonians.org
www.mercerjewishsingles.org
I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I
--- Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
I wrote:
No, I didn't forget, I just didn't think it had any relevance in
the current discussion. If anything, since California's rate is
about the same as Texas and it is listed as less dangerous than
Nevada, it
Robert Seeberger wrote:
But there's more. Included in the 43 times of Kellermann are 37 suicides,
some 86 percent of the alleged total, which have nothing to do with either
crime or defensive uses of firearms. Even Kellermann and Reay say clearly
.[that] the precise nature of the relation
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 14:13:01 EDT
Atr the same time Texas was trying to keep more freedoms New York was
inacting more and more strict laws which, while reducing
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Even more worthless is comparisons to British murder rates. Crime
(non-firearm) is much more violently perpetrated in Britain as compared to
America. ( In one stupid argument, I saw an American arguing with a Brit
that our criminals were much more civilized LOL)
Why does
Atr the same time Texas was trying to keep more freedoms New York was
inacting more and more strict laws which, while reducing the crime rate,
aslo
affected the freedoms of the law abiding citizen.
Huh? When did New York become a police state?
So if there is any
corolation, (which you
At 05:21 PM 8/11/03 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
In a message dated 8/11/2003 1:14:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One can kill someone in a split second of rage
with the other, the former takes at least a bit of obvious effort.
I have never understood this. Many males have been in that Rage state,
especialy dufing puberty. If you haven't, I can tell you it's rather
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From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
I wonder: if you looked at *areas* more likely to have guns in the
household vs. *areas* less likely
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003
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Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States, now 43 times
Robert Seeberger wrote:
...
Evaluating the 43 times fallacy
...a study by Arthur Kellermann
At 12:36 AM 8/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
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Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States--43 times
Dan Minette wrote:
...
Mortality studies such as ours do
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Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 6:00 PM
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The molehill is not 100% fatal. Many people are shot each year and
survive.
And many more don't. Your chances of surviving are extremely
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Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:14 AM
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That would only hold true if the criminals were aware of who did and who
did
not own guns ahead of time
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From: Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One can kill someone in a split second of rage
with the other
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's certainly a good way to do the study. But one
should control for the amount of crime in the neighborhood as
well, since it could well be that gun ownership is higher in
high crime neighborhoods.
But it is also true that people's fear of crime
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From: Ray Ludenia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: BRIN L [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Even more worthless is comparisons to British murder rates. Crime
(non-firearm) is much more
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
And personally I would prefer they sober up and get a job rather than
holding me up or robbing my house or place of business to buy drugs.
Who has a suggestion for bringing about that state of affairs?
We could extend the highly successful war on drugs to include
Dan Minette wrote:
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To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
The 43 times claim was based upon a small-scale study of firearms
deaths
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 09:40 am, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hosb502tabs.xls
The average homicides per 100,000 persons per year over 1998-2000 in
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 8/11/2003 1:14:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That would only hold true if the criminals were aware of who did and who
did
not own guns ahead of time.
I think the gist of the argument is that legal gun ownership
Jan Coffey wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hosb502tabs.xls
If you are going to link to a site, it has to actualy exist. Sounds like an
interesting article. too bad it can't be read.
It's there -- but look at the
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To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL
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To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 11:28:45 +0100
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 09:44 am, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL
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Robert Seeberger wrote:
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To: Killer
On Sunday, August 10, 2003, at 11:15 pm, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
I also suggest that given that the same site lists Nevada and NewYork
as 7
8 respectivly for previous years the statistical significance given
their
method of rating is rather low.
OK Jan, I give. I'll use your
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To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 17:53:10 -0500
At 05:21 PM 8/11/03 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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From
In a message dated 8/11/2003 1:14:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
That would only hold true if the criminals were aware of who did and who did
not own guns ahead of time.
I think the gist of the argument is that legal gun ownership deters crime in
general and there are
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
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At 10:30 AM 8/11/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 02:11 am, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In fact the whole of Europe has much lower homicide
rates than the USA,
and much
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 09:40 am, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hosb502tabs.xls
The average homicides per 100,000 persons per year over 1998-2000 in
the USA was 5.87. In England and Wales (where guns are pretty
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 02:11 am, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In fact the whole of Europe has much lower homicide
rates than the USA,
and much stricter gun control.
--
William T Goodall
_But_, just to complicate things a bit (I'm an
agnostic in
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To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:02 PM
Subject: Most Dangerous States
http://www.morganquitno.com/dang02.htm
Nevada 7th most dangerous
Texas 14th
New York 24th
You forgot to
--- David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dan Minette wrote:
...
Mortality studies such as ours do not include cases in which
burglars
or
intruders are wounded or frightened away by the use or display of a
firearm.
Cases in which would-be intruders may have purposely avoided a
Robert Seeberger wrote:
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From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:02 PM
Subject: Most Dangerous States
http://www.morganquitno.com/dang02.htm
Nevada 7th most dangerous
Texas 14th
New York 24th
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Most Dangerous States
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:46:30 -0500
At 10:30 AM 8/11/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 09:44 am, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Homicides per 100,000, average per year from 1998-2000
Dallas TX - 20.42
New York NY - 8.77
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hosb502tabs.xls
If you are going to link to a site, it
Robert Seeberger wrote:
...
Evaluating the 43 times fallacy
...a study by Arthur Kellermann and Donald Reay published in the
June 12, 1986 issue of New England Journal of Medicine (v. 314, n. 24, p.
1557-60) which concluded that a firearm in the home is 43 times more
likely to be used to kill
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
This -fear of rage- argument for not keeping a gun about is BS.
OK, what about the fear of alcohol-induced stupidity? Sometime since
my son was born, maybe it was last year, a guy in Bastrop shot his buddy
dead. Both were
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Well, there are 50 or 60 million gunowners in the US.
Compared to those numbers the number of rage
At 01:05 PM 8/11/03 -0700, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
And personally I would prefer they sober up and get a job rather than
holding me up or robbing my house or place of business to buy drugs.
Who has a suggestion for bringing about that state of affairs?
We could extend the
Doug Pensinger wrote:
http://www.morganquitno.com/dang02.htm
Nevada 7th most dangerous
Texas 14th
New York 24th
How does the District of Columbia stack up against the states?
Julia
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Robert Seeberger wrote:
But I did explore the site and found its conclusions bizarre and/or
unexpected.
frex?
Doug
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http://www.morganquitno.com/dang02.htm
Nevada 7th most dangerous
Texas 14th
New York 24th
This study is based on reported crimes. It might be that Nevada
residents are
simply more inclined to
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Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:37:22 -0700 (PDT)
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On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 09:44 am
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Robert Seeberger wrote:
...
Evaluating the 43 times fallacy
...a study by Arthur Kellermann
Jan Coffey wrote:
I wrote:
No, I didn't forget, I just didn't think it had any relevance in
the current discussion. If anything, since California's rate is
about the same as Texas and it is listed as less dangerous than
Nevada, it falsifies Jan's implication that Nevada and Texas are
much
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That would only hold true
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