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found this interview
http://marcovhv.tumblr.com/post/27815495195/alexholzbach-gary-kleck-on-gun-control-after
After the Aurora shooting, people have been asking me about gun rights and possible bans/regulations.
This is an interview I conducted about two years ago with world-renowned criminologist Gary Kleck. Once a gun control advocate, Dr. Kleck did years of research and ended up becoming one of today’s leading supporters of gun rights.
My stance, long story short: Gun bans do nothing but hurt lawful Americans; criminals aren’t going to worry about permits or licenses, and putting these regulations on the books only makes it harder for lawful citizens to protect themselves.
This is an interview I conducted about two years ago with world-renowned criminologist Gary Kleck. Once a gun control advocate, Dr. Kleck did years of research and ended up becoming one of today’s leading supporters of gun rights.
My stance, long story short: Gun bans do nothing but hurt lawful Americans; criminals aren’t going to worry about permits or licenses, and putting these regulations on the books only makes it harder for lawful citizens to protect themselves.
I know Kleck has his detracters here, but then so does Hemenway. I simply thought this would be worthy of discussion.
for those of you who have no idea who I'm talking about
http://crim.fsu.edu/p/faculty-gary-kleck.php
here is the origional interview
