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1 posted on 01/23/2003 8:53:32 AM PST by Gothmog
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After reviewing the long document presented by the Brookings Institute, I can, as someone with a BS in math, assure eveyone that the Donohue study was an exercise in mathmatical BS.
69 posted on 01/23/2003 12:28:31 PM PST by AndyTheBear
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State laws that allow private citizens to carry concealed weapons do not reduce crime and may even increase it....

I'm running out of creative ways of saying "Bull shyte"! This is so blatantly erroneous that it MUST be another liberal lie! Unbelievable, except in the context of the liberal bull speak!

Stay vigilent, stay armed, and NEVER trust a muslim or a liberal (both are terrorists, differing only in weaponry and technique)!

74 posted on 01/23/2003 1:12:28 PM PST by mil-vet
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"...to a study released Wednesday by the Brookings Institution."

Oh gee, the Brookings Institute finds that guns are bad. Who woulda thunk that?

These studies are like my 7th grade "Theses". I take some position and then find "evidence" to support it.

76 posted on 01/23/2003 1:26:03 PM PST by jjm2111
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More Guns in Citizens' Hands Can Worsen Crime, Study Says

Ahh, the magic conditional word "can". It basically means that there is a chance of something happening, no matter how slight of a chance there is that it will happen. Clapping my hands while I'm walking along a busy street "can" cause somebody to crash their car, if they happen to turn their head to look at where the clapping sound is coming from, and by doing so, fail to notice that the car in front of them has stopped. The chances of this happening is very slim, but there is still a chance that it could happen.

88 posted on 01/23/2003 5:32:24 PM PST by judgeandjury (The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.)
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I have always thought it was a bad idea, a mistake, to base a right on whether it was a net plus for society. Someone, someday, will twist the stats to show that it is instead a net negative for society. So what do you do, take away the right? Gun-control nuts have been successfully doing this for years.

It is a right because it is natural to want to be able to defend yourself in the best way possible. It is stated in the Bill of Rights because it is an inalienable, natural right.

89 posted on 01/23/2003 5:59:06 PM PST by Double Tap
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More guns in citizens's hands can worsen crime.

Common sense will show clearly that the above statement is true.

Pretend for a moment that you are a criminal(skip this part if you are a criminal).

Reflect for a moment how wonderful the life of crime is. Short hours. No nine to five rut. You get to steal money and the things money buys instead of the drudgery of having to earn it.

Crime is good. What could make it better? A completely unarmed populace.

What could make it worse? More guns in citizens's hands.

95 posted on 01/23/2003 9:20:30 PM PST by Do Be
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