[FreedomPoster]

Others have posted the Emory press release on this. This is from the hometown paper.

>>"He is guilty of unprofessional and misleading work," concluded the report,

Pretty damning, coming from an academic environment that would love for his work to be true.

Good riddance, and long overdue. Now we need to pressure the Bancroft Prize people to take back their award.

[anniegetyourgun]

It has been good to see this (along with Goodwin demise)....perhaps there is some justice in the world.

[FreedomPoster]

Bang!

[Nakota]

No matter, Handgun Control, Inc. (or whatever they call themselves these days) will still cite his book as factual authority, just like the other flawed studies they still refer to in their propaganda.

[meenie]

I can't believe that a university would criticize a prof for falsifying and misleading with his research. It must have been real obvious that he stretched his research to the limit of lying. I never could understand how he could mainrain that few people owned guns until after the Civil war. After the Revolution, War of 1812, and the Indiazn Wars, that was unbelievable. This just defied common sense and was probably the reason for his firing. The bullsh*t got too deep for even the education establishment.

[Thane_Banquo]

Bellesiles acknowledged omitting the information, but only for 1774-75, because he said those counts were unnaturally high. Colonial governments were handing out firearms to militias in anticipation of the Revolutionary War, he said.

Thus canceling out his argument that the Founders didn't intend for individuals to own guns.

[Waco]

"Well, that does it! If I can't just make this sh-t up as I go along, I'm leaving! (Gaabye Asshole!)

[Atlas Sneezed]

Extensive discussion and excerpts of the report here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/775867/posts

[McGavin999]

Gee, maybe this is all we have to do to get rid of all these over-liberal professors. Although, I've been thinking lately that maybe we should leave them in place. Kids have a tendency to rebel against "authority" and if the authority figures are commies, maybe the kids will all become conservatives in rebellion :o)

[coloradan]

Bellesiles, who said he had enjoyed his 14 years at Emory, continued that he "cannot continue to teach in what I feel is a hostile environment."

However I, as a gun owner, have enjoyed my few years of gun ownership, but nevertheless will continue to be a gun owner despite the hostile environment to such that was created by people like Bellesiles. Even though gun ownership is merely a hobby to me while teaching is a profession to him.

[jokar]

http://instapundit.com/lawrev/Lindgren.pdf
A point by point refutation of his entire book. Very short and very interesting Very final. No wiggle room or weasel words for the Emory LIAR, published in the Yale Law Review.

Have they apologized to Charlton Heston yet ?
When will the NY slimes and the Chi Trib, and or Playboy be printing retractions ?

I thought not.

[jdege]

Bellesiles acknowledged omitting the information, but only for 1774-75, because he said those counts were unnaturally high.

In other words, his numbers were low because he intentionally left out information in which the numbers were high.

[FreedomPoster]

For the record, Laurie Dhue just reported this story on FNC. Laurie is really rockin' today! She's covering lots of good material.