I didn't check the math or verify the sources, but I have to assume this college professor knows what he's doing.

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I didn't check the math or verify the sources, but I have to assume this college professor knows what he's doing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/10/06/zero-correlation-between-state-homicide-rate-and-state-gun-laws/

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Michael French said…
unless you start having border crossing points at state lines...this is pretty meaningless...too much overlap and no way to measure it
June 16, 2016 at 10:00 AM
Jason ON said…
What is "pretty meaningless?" What is overlapping "too much?" And no way to measure, "What?"
June 16, 2016 at 10:11 AM
Larry Maxwell said…
Shame its illegal for the CDC to do nation wide research. But yea, crazies would simply find other shit to murder with.
June 16, 2016 at 10:27 AM
Michael French said…
Jason ON precisely..effects on nearby states...gun laws are a jumble and no national strategy or studies.....why?

any statistical model in this environment is whatever you want it to be.
June 16, 2016 at 10:33 AM
Elias Mårtenson said…
Larry Maxwell​ that is true, but it's much easier to kill lots of people with a gun than with other types of weapon.
June 16, 2016 at 10:52 AM
Jason ON said…
Michael French, because the NRA lobbied congress to make any sort of studies on gun related anything non-fundable.
June 16, 2016 at 11:07 AM
Stephen Dickson said…
Elias Mårtenson​ wrong. Note that terrorists NEVER use guns when they want a high kill rate. Bombs are so easily made its nor funny.
June 16, 2016 at 2:27 PM
Gord Wait said…
No borders means any state ban is going to have little to no effect. Dumb argument. We have a ban in Canada on handguns, and an armed border that helps keep them out. And a far lower death rate due to guns.
June 16, 2016 at 10:35 PM
Jason ON said…
Gord Wait​, you also have far less people and a far better education system.
June 17, 2016 at 1:11 PM
Michael French said…
Jason ON let's be clear...there is no "ban" on handguns in Canada.
There is no such thing as "open carry" and the licensing is strict...
it takes time and money to get a gun legally and you can't walk around with it like some dickless wonder...but you can own a gun.
June 17, 2016 at 1:15 PM
Jason ON said…
Michael French, please point out where I comment on anything about Canada's gun control laws.
June 17, 2016 at 1:21 PM
Michael French said…
Jason ON I was filling in/correcting what Gord Wait had missed...your response also fails a couple of tests...we have major urban areas with comparable densities...and the education system, while I would like to defend it, I am not sure how it is a factor in this
June 17, 2016 at 2:05 PM
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