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Article #3411Re: GUN CONTROL (was: Re: I'd just like to say I support Ann for Governor
From: jspence
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 1994 18:31
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 1994 18:31
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> Not only that, but within the 50% of the states with strict carry laws, > fully 80% of all murders occur. Or put another way, you are 4 times > more likely to be murdered if you live in a state, such as Texas, which > has strict carry laws than if you live in a state without. > -- Or it could mean that if these states did not have strict carry laws you could be 8 or 16 times likely to be murdered! This is a terrible use of statistics. Let's hope this person doesn't get a job determining rates on insurance policies. -- jspence@utdallas.edu (214) 238-1128
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