First, there's no question that gun ownership has increased dramatically in the US over the past 20 years while violent crime has decreased during that same time period. I'm not going to make the claim that more guns = less crime, but please don't expect anyone to believe that increased gun ownership has caused crime to increase because it doesn't fit the data.
Secondly, you accept everything in that document as being absolutely true without question. Much of it has been refuted.
Let me give you a couple of examples.
1. The Kellerman study used to reach the conclusion regarding guns in the homes and the related homicides and suicides has been refuted many times.
http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/kellerman-schaffer.html
Kellerman admitted several years after the study was published that he was strongly in favor of a total gun ban before he started his research. Big surprise that it came out exactly the way he wanted it to.
2. It's also no surprise that the anti-gun document you reference simply dismisses Kleck's study by trying to associate it with UFO sightings. There's no attempt to analze and statistically refute the data. Not only that, your article conveniently leaves out 13 other studies that have, at least to some degree, confirmed Kleck's study.
http://www.guncite.com/kleckandgertztable1.html
There are numerous other elements of your document that can be refuted, but right now my youngest daughter is tugging at my sleeve reminding me that I have to take her to a sleepover birthday party. I'm afraid that takes a higher priority.
I wish you a very pleasant evening.
Secondly, you accept everything in that document as being absolutely true without question. Much of it has been refuted.
Let me give you a couple of examples.
1. The Kellerman study used to reach the conclusion regarding guns in the homes and the related homicides and suicides has been refuted many times.
http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/kellerman-schaffer.html
Kellerman admitted several years after the study was published that he was strongly in favor of a total gun ban before he started his research. Big surprise that it came out exactly the way he wanted it to.
2. It's also no surprise that the anti-gun document you reference simply dismisses Kleck's study by trying to associate it with UFO sightings. There's no attempt to analze and statistically refute the data. Not only that, your article conveniently leaves out 13 other studies that have, at least to some degree, confirmed Kleck's study.
http://www.guncite.com/kleckandgertztable1.html
There are numerous other elements of your document that can be refuted, but right now my youngest daughter is tugging at my sleeve reminding me that I have to take her to a sleepover birthday party. I'm afraid that takes a higher priority.
I wish you a very pleasant evening.
