More specifically, John Lott is an econometrician, that is, an economist who is highly trained in the statistical analysis of data. I daresay that he knows more about statistics than most of the criminalogists and sociologists who pontificate about the need for more restrictions and definitely knows more about the statistical analysis of data than the lawyers and politicians and TV pundits.powerboatr wrote:you what is so preposterous ? it only takes ONE bullet to kill, so why not just make all guns only shoot one bullet
so my magazine that holds 16 for my xd is just there for balance.
one day soon I hope the powers that be will mandate that every legal citizen has to be armed and proficient.
then the bad guys/girls might be inclined to leave for easier hunting grounds.
and since when do economist think they know gun control?
The statistical methods that Lott used are not limited to the analysis of economic data. They work equally well with other data. The only difference is the source of the data--not the methods used in the analysis.
By the way, I expect Dr. Lott to very quickly publish a column decrying the use that has been made of his results and explaining why the conclusion that the gun grabbers are trying to draw is a misuse of his results and not valid.
