Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Ohio: Buckeyes for Concealed Carry President Uses Handgun to Defend Family [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)Spoken like a true creationist!
Would you be so kind as to point out why they are flawed? And why nobody in the scientific community seems to think they are flawed, just the ignorant gun fanatics?
Like I said in my last post, gun fanatics like you always avoid specifics, and hide behind generalities. In fact, the studies I have posted use a number of different methods so the fact that you seem to think you can dismiss them all with a few sentences is laughable. What you are doing is dodging. Plain and simple. You've got your bumper sticker, and you're sticking to it, no matter what the scientific evidence says. If you have an actual specific criticism of any of the evidence I've presented, please, by all means, let's hear it. But you are hiding behind vague generalities that are either overtly false or else not even remotely applicable to the discussion at hand. You might as well claim that the studies are flawed because the aren't orange enough.
For example, I post a study that shows that higher gun ownership rates lead to more homicide, and you claim that it doesn't distinguish between homicide and suicide? Are you kidding?
And your second criticism, that the studies don't attempt to differentiate between lawful gun owners and criminals is also plainly false. As I pointed out many times this thread, the case-control studies do in fact control for criminal history. So it looks like you are 0-for-2 in terms of criticism.
Oh, and as if you hadn't made enough of a fool of yourself already, that study hosted on the IANSA webpage was published in a peer-reviewed journal. IANSA is just the place where the pdf file is hosted. Did you seriously not understand that? Wow! Make that 0-for-3.
PS: did you check out the link about ceteris paribus yet? Even if you are determined to keep your head plugged in the sand, it would probably be a good concept for you to read up about, just so you don't make such a fool of yourself with your "more guns, less crime" bumper sticker. That is, if you ever want to visit the reality based community.