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"For years, researchers have been trying to investigate whether carrying a gun is protective or risky. But getting the answer through science has proved elusive. Now, University of Pennsylvania researcher Charles Branas has tried a new tack -- employing methods normally used by epidemiologists to study cancer and other diseases. Branas compared a group of shooting victims to a similar set of 'controls' who had not been shot. His results, he said, show that guns did not, on average, protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault -- and in fact raised the risk by four times or more."
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I think it is intuitive to people who do not have a paranoid or violent streak that MORE GUNS is MORE DANGEROUS.
Of course, I do believe that we should be able to defend ourselves on an individual basis. If you have ever been to a gun show or similar event, you don't meet people whose main interest is self-protection, you meet people who love guns, the same way a drunk loves drinking. These people are addicted to violence - plain and simple.
This culture, which is encouraged and nutured by the NRA, is an intrisically violent and troubled sector of our citizenry. It is an even greater pity that these are generally the same people who think Obama is a secret muslim.
Way to many "variables" induced into his hypothesis. Seems to me from the article, that when some statistic or another did'nt jive, he just "adjusted" the numbers. He was basically "tryin too hard"
As alway's, good 'ol MERC will be a keepin his pea shooter.....
Anytime any of you knuckleheads feel like givin yer firearms up, drop me a line.... I'll take em!
P.S. And I don't even belong to the NRA! Go figure....
Then there is hope for you yet, mercman!
And yeah.... just try NOT carrying around here. Lemme know how that works out for ya....... NOT!
Since Katrina, the "trash pile" has only gotten deeper......
Personally, I carry a Remington 870 Tactical Magnum 12ga pump wherever I roll in "H" town.... 18" barrel with extended mag... pistol grip.... I like to alternate between 00 buck and slug... 9rnd capacity. There ain't a whole hell of a lot gonna get away from this baby.... legal as the day is long.
For all you liberal "non gun" owners, this type of firearm is not your everyday pawn shop "knee jerk" 20 dollar saturday night special. But never the less she is special........
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