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In reply to the discussion: Kleck actually making some sense on lenient gun laws [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)85. In other words
you can't disprove the math and can't deal with his results being confirmed by Phil Cook and Marvin Wolfgang of all people.
So, you accuse him of being inept. I suppose the NRA paid off the American Society of Criminology when they awarded him the Michael J. Hindelang Award for that work.
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When have I ever used that as a justification?!? Stop trying to put your fingers in my mouth, eh?
X_Digger
Mar 2012
#16
And, once again, how are you going to remove guns from the criminals. Full list please!
Logical
Mar 2012
#65
It's not the first incident of cognitive dissonance with this particular poster.
X_Digger
Mar 2012
#100
This post should be placed at the top of the main Gun Group page, in a nice frame or something. n/t
NewMoonTherian
Mar 2012
#8
It's obvious Kleck's not much of a criminologist- after all, he says things ST doesn't like.
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2012
#40
Honestly, if he'd said 500,000 I'd think the same. Kleck's survey is a joke.
Starboard Tack
Mar 2012
#79
"That's like doing a survey in an insane asylum and asking if anyone's seen Jesus of late."
Simo 1939_1940
Mar 2012
#90
IIRC again, most of the pro-restrictionists base their claims upon studies...
PavePusher
Mar 2012
#93
Let the record show that this member is willing to libel a liberal Democrat.
Simo 1939_1940
Mar 2012
#87
So by virtue of the fact that you're not disclosing where you "corrected" your libelous
Simo 1939_1940
Mar 2012
#99