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Jim Yanik

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In article , "Joseph Meehan"
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"SteveB" wrote in message
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"Joseph Meehan" wrote

I agree that we need to look at all the data. I welcome it.
The
problem is I have not found it and it appears others have not been
able to
find it. We are all working with insuficent data.

You're joking and you're just a troll pulling everyone's chain,
right?

Look at all the data? Preposterous! Non-crimes, those that were
thwarted, are not reported a lot, and if they are, they are not
entered into the crime statistic database much of the time.

Any reasonable man can find statistics to support any preconceived
conclusion. Dealing with reality is a little different.

Joseph, you are really getting to be a bore.

Steve

I am an economist. We live by examining data and trying to make
sense
out of it. I believe gun control and the right to own guns are both
important issues and should be approached from a position of knowledge
not ignorance and gut feelings.

I am looking for an answer.

Not really, you're not. You've already been given plenty of answers,
but you're disregarding the ones that conflict with your a priori
biases. Start by reading "More Guns, Less Crime" by John Lott.

Lott,Gary Kleck of FSU;IIRC,they were both ANTI_GUN before they began their
research.

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