Looking For Gun Facts...

Wildscar · Post by **Wildscar** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:01 pm

Wife is writing a research paper and we need some places to get hard facts about guns. If yall can provide any places that would be a good place I would appreciate it. The title id going to be "Gun Control Does Not Mean Crime Control" Thanks in advance.

Post by **Crossfire** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:09 pm

Look for the book, "More Guns, Less Crime" by John Lott, and more info here: http://www.johnlott.org/

seamusTX · Post by **seamusTX** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:16 pm

http://www.gunfacts.info/

Each fact stated in this document has a reference to a publication of some sort.

- Jim

nitrogen · Post by **nitrogen** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:25 pm

seamusTX wrote:http://www.gunfacts.info/

Each fact stated in this document has a reference to a publication of some sort.

- Jim

And, most of the recitals of sources are of independant, government sponsored reports. As much as I like John Lott, I feel much of his research is a lightning rod for criticism, while US Government reports stand up to much closer scrutiny.

Dougmyers5 · Post by **Dougmyers5** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:44 pm

Here are some crime stats in Texas for 2005 that seems to be the latest info.

Not much to do with gun facts I guess.

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/crimerepor ... t05ch8.pdf

Hoppes · Post by **Hoppes** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:10 pm

nitrogen wrote:
seamusTX wrote:http://www.gunfacts.info/

Each fact stated in this document has a reference to a publication of some sort.

- Jim
And, most of the recitals of sources are of independant, government sponsored reports. As much as I like John Lott, I feel much of his research is a lightning rod for criticism, while US Government reports stand up to much closer scrutiny.

You have to decide what is credible and how to rank credibility. Associate the references with credibility if you can. That will make a stronger paper that is more difficult to shoot holes through.

Hoppes

fizteach · Post by **fizteach** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:53 pm

try this hyper link. I found it eiather here or on the sig forum.

http://law.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent. ... t=expresso
If the link doesn't work google
"does banning firearms reduce murder and suicide?"

Semper fi,

Bob

BobCat · Post by **BobCat** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:31 am

http://guncite.com/
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm

WarHawk-AVG · Post by **WarHawk-AVG** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:36 pm

seamusTX wrote:http://www.gunfacts.info/

Each fact stated in this document has a reference to a publication of some sort.

- Jim

+1

This is THE site for your FACTS...print it out and smack and anti upside the head..because no matter how you lay the facts out to them they wont change their limited and anti-gun point of view

Hoppes · Post by **Hoppes** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:30 pm

Molon_labe wrote:
seamusTX wrote:http://www.gunfacts.info/

Each fact stated in this document has a reference to a publication of some sort.

- Jim
+1

This is THE site for your FACTS...print it out and smack and anti upside the head..because no matter how you lay the facts out to them they wont change their limited and anti-gun point of view

Also, don't forget to look around on the NRA web site. You are likely to find usable facts on that web site or at least links. We used them a lot up in Maine during some pretty heated debates in the state legislature a few years ago.

The web site below has links to other publican titles that may be intersting and useful to you.

http://gunbooks.org/

Hoppes

Wildscar · Post by **Wildscar** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:25 pm

Thanks for all the replies. When she gets done Ill share with yall and add her teachers remarks. I know its going to be a good one.

PAR · Post by **PAR** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:42 pm

Here's one more if you want to compare crime rates for various states.

http://www.statemaster.com/index.php

TexasCHLforum.com

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