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by Paladin
Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:57 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Harvard (!) Study Finds Inverse Relationship Between Rates of Private Gun Ownership and Rates of Crime
Replies: 31
Views: 8690

Re: Harvard (!) Study Finds Inverse Relationship Between Rates of Private Gun Ownership and Rates of Crime

studies ...suggest there is no reason for laws prohibiting gun possession by ordinary, law ‐ abiding responsible adults because such people virtually never murder. If one accepts that such adults are far more likely to be victims of violent crime than to commit it, disarming them becomes not just unproductive but counterproductive. 83
by Paladin
Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:44 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Harvard (!) Study Finds Inverse Relationship Between Rates of Private Gun Ownership and Rates of Crime
Replies: 31
Views: 8690

Re: Harvard (!) Study Finds Inverse Relationship Between Rates of Private Gun Ownership and Rates of Crime

What to do about juvenile school shooters and murderers?
Psychological studies of juvenile murderers variously find that at least 80%, if not all, are psychotic or have psychotic symptoms 73
Psychosis is clearly a serious mental health issue that must be dealt with aggressively.
by Paladin
Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:24 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Harvard (!) Study Finds Inverse Relationship Between Rates of Private Gun Ownership and Rates of Crime
Replies: 31
Views: 8690

Re: Harvard (!) Study Finds Inverse Relationship Between Rates of Private Gun Ownership and Rates of Crime

This is a key part of the Harvard study:
almost all murderers are extremely aberrant individuals with life histories of violence, psychopathology, substance abuse, and other dangerous behaviors. “The vast majority of persons involved in life ‐ threatening violence have a long criminal record with many prior contacts with the justice system.” 61 ...approximately 90 percent of “adult murderers have adult records...
It shows that if gun control advocates truly want to have an impact on crime, they must keep guns out of the hands of criminals, not law abiding citizens.
by Paladin
Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:54 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Harvard (!) Study Finds Inverse Relationship Between Rates of Private Gun Ownership and Rates of Crime
Replies: 31
Views: 8690

Re: Harvard (!) Study Finds Inverse Relationship Between Rates of Private Gun Ownership and Rates of Crime

Good stuff!

Plato and Aristotle showed over 2,000 years ago that controlling ownership of personal arms only benefits oligarchs and tyrants:
The founders didn't conjure up the right to bear arms out of thin air.
whoever controlled the arms would control the government

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