California Mathematicians Develop Equation to Prevent Shootings

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25. Nice cherry pick.

In an effort to present a more honest reperesentation:

This paper provides the first mathematical formulation to
analyze the tradeoff in the relationship between legal gun
availability and the rate of firearm-induced death: while more
wide-spread legal gun availability can increase the number of gunmediated attacks and thus the firearm-induced death rate, gun
ownership might also protect potential victims when attacked by
an armed offender, and thus reduce the firearm-induced death
rate. The main contributions of this study are as follows. (1) We
created a mathematical model which takes account of several
factors that are often discussed in the context of gun-induced
homicide. The model is based on a set of assumptions that are
supported by previously published empirical data, as was discussed
in detail.

The model suggests that the rate of firearm-induced homicides can be
minimized either by a ban of private firearm possession, or by
the legal availability of guns for everyone, depending on the
parameter values. While there is strong indication that the model
assumptions and hence the properties are consistent with data, it
will be important to collect more data to back up the underlying
assumptions more strongly.

Dependence of the Firearm-Related Homicide Rate on Gun Availability: A Mathematical Analysis

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