On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 05:51:01 GMT, "Leo Lichtman"
wrote:


Gunner wrote: (clip) 4 out of 5 US murders are committed in the other half
of the country (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^
You can divide the country in "half" by area, by number of states, or by
population. Unless you know the murder rate per capita under the two sets
of laws, you can be misled by statistics like this.




its pretty clear to me.

Gunner
"25 States allow anyone to buy a gun, strap it on,
and walk down the street with no permit of any kind:
some say it's crazy. However, 4 out of 5 US murders
are committed in the other half of the country: so who is crazy?" -- Andrew Ford