Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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52. problem is that

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 05:42 PM

Dec 2011

I have not seen any of those studies your side done by sociologists. The ironic thing is when we show up with the criminologists and sociologists, you guys whine about them being ummm unscientific?

But your shill economists and MDs?

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let's see gejohnston Dec 2011 #2

If things are so great because the crime rate is down as a result of guns... ellisonz Dec 2011 #7

I never said the crime drop had anything to do with guns gejohnston Dec 2011 #8

Again this is the problem with not using a multivariate analysis. ellisonz Dec 2011 #9

You read more into my post than I meant gejohnston Dec 2011 #11

Uh oh... You just said "multivariate analysis" DanTex Dec 2011 #31

you have us confused with Europe gejohnston Dec 2011 #49

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I know right... ellisonz Dec 2011 #50

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You've got your talking points mixed up. DanTex Dec 2011 #62

problem is that gejohnston Dec 2011 #52

Funny isnt it? We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #53

... ellisonz Dec 2011 #54

I stand by what I said gejohnston Dec 2011 #55

Thanks for the link. Straw Man Dec 2011 #64

Nice try. ellisonz Dec 2011 #66

"Nice try"? I'm simply quoting the article. Straw Man Dec 2011 #68

Ok. ellisonz Dec 2011 #69

The fact that you haven't seen the studies doesn't mean they don't exist. DanTex Dec 2011 #65

is it gejohnston Dec 2011 #67

ironic thing is gejohnston Dec 2011 #74

and this is the problem with trying to use multivariate analysis to determine causation. aikoaiko Dec 2011 #76

Sociologists don't just run statistical analysises... ellisonz Dec 2011 #77

true, but they dont imply causation as you did. aikoaiko Dec 2011 #78

That would be your opinion. n/t ellisonz Dec 2011 #79

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So you're saying there's fraud? ellisonz Dec 2011 #56

There are more examples from that particular source. Here's one friendly_iconoclast Dec 2011 #61

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