Posted on 10/07/2009 3:44:32 PM PDT by genetic homophobe
Packing heat may backfire. People who carry guns are far likelier to get shot – and killed – than those who are unarmed, a study of shooting victims in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has found.
(Excerpt) Read more at newscientist.com ...
This may be true with a caveat:
it’s only for 677 case participants that had been shot in an assault and 684 population-based control participants within Philadelphia, PA, from 2003 to 2006.
Hard to make that stretch nation wide.
Especially if they're criminals and they try jerking around a CCW.
I’ve done plenty of contracted studies and I know that many such studies are pre-determined based on the motivation and desires of the benefactor. They, any like this one, aren’t worth the paper they are printed upon.
EXACTLY!!!!!
Let's see a breakdown of the results.
Hey, what is that smell?
Just driving through Philadelphia is likely to get you killed.
Gangsters in the hood are far more proficient with guns than law abiding citizens? Aren’t we giving them too much credit?
Not a suprising result because anyone with a bit of common sense in Philly is packing heat!!
I wanna see the author of this article walk through the worst neighborhoods in Philthydelphia after dark and see if he has the same sentiments by the next morning, that is if he even survives an hour.
And you know they did this because...
It apears this study is slanted, but it is not as simple as that. When the article states they tried to adjust for income levels it is absurd to suggest they considered a shot gangbanger the same as a regular citizen.
For starters, as some have already pointed out< Philly is a seriously screwed up place, and a poor place to do the study. They sidestep the issue, but the level of violence in that city is disproportionately high. I have read articles about the serious extensive problems at NFL and MLB games. People have been beaten to death and drunk fans picking fights can be charted in 1/2 hour time slices.
What I'm getting at is I suspect that in Philly both those who carry legally and those who do not are more likely to shoot it out. And I think the selection of Phily was intentional to warp the data. Without more information to show balance this looks to be another blatant media effort to vilify guns.
Hey, at least the rate of SUVs murdering people has dropped.
and they will bring powdered donuts to mark your chalk line.
You don’t need to wait until dark in some ‘neighbor’ hoods.
But I know Obama will fix it all.
And living in the UK appears to drastically increase my chances of being a crime victim. (Gotta love what liberalism can do to any country....)
They could start walking on the north side and see how that goes. Wouldn’t even have to go all the way.
Just walk North of the freeway, just out of downtown.
Carrying concealed is a change in lifestyle, mindset and a love of life... yours. Any responsible concealed carry gives immense consideration to the consequences of both action and inaction.
Defense handgun training! Practice it!
Worse, they degrade the paper because they leave ink smears on your backside.
Just walk to 8th and Girard or for some real fun, walk across the Ben Franklin and at the end of the bridge, make a right.
You might even see fire works.
Damn! Now, that was effin’ funny!
I wonder what the stats look like when they EXCLUDE carrying gang-bangers and INCLUDE those with permits!
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics!
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