"Tim" wrote in message
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On Friday, September 13, 2013 6:15:41 AM UTC-5, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 9/13/13 7:10 AM, Tim wrote:



Kates and Mauser clarify that they are not suggesting that gun
control causes nations to have higher murder rates, rather, they
"observed correlations that nations with stringent gun controls
tend to have much higher murder rates than nations that allow
guns."



http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/b...ence-with-ban/


That's an absurd posit on the part of Kates and Mauser. There are

decades of evidence showing that the United States, with virtually
no

gun controls, has among the highest rates of murder by gun in the

western world.


For every statement, poll, or study, there's always an opposing view,
Harry. You should know that...

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Hard statistics have value but some of these gun issue polls are
really questionable. The University of Chicago does a poll every two
years trying to get an idea of overall gun ownership numbers. They
call something like 2000 people and ask, "Do you own a firearm".

Who, in their right mind, is going to answer someone asking a question
like that based on a telephone call from an unknown "pollster", and
if they do, how reliable are their answers?

Without a national gun registry the only way to estimate the growth or
decline of gun ownership is to look at the manufacturer's production
numbers.
Some, like S&W have been at full capacity for the past 5 years,
indicating a strong demand for their products. Additionally, new
applications for permits have been at record levels. Despite this,
gun related homicides nationally are declining.