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| Harvard University Study Reveals Astonishing Link Between Firearms, Crime and Gun Control |
| 2016-06-22 |
| h/t Donald Sensing According to a study in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, which cites the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the United Nations International Study on Firearms Regulation, the more guns a nation has, the less criminal activity. In other words, more firearms, less crime, concludes the virtually unpublicized research report by attorney Don B. Kates and Dr. Gary Mauser. But the key is firearms in the hands of private citizens. "The study was overlooked when it first came out in 2007," writes Michael Snyder, "but it was recently re-discovered and while the findings may not surprise some, the place where the study was undertaken is a bit surprising. The study came from the Harvard Journal of Law, that bastion of extreme, Ivy League liberalism. Titled Would Banning Firearms Reduce Murder and Suicide?, the report "found some surprising things." Norway, Finland, Germany, France and Denmark, which have high rates of gun ownership, have low murder rates. On the other hand, in Luxembourg, where handguns are totally banned and ownership of any kind of gun is minimal, the murder rate is nine times higher than Germany. Their source of information? The United Nations' International Study on Firearms Regulation, published by the UN's Economic and Social Council and the United Nations Commission on Crime-Prevention and Criminal Justice. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 Missed Switzerland |
| Posted by: KBK 2016-06-22 22:52 |
| #4 And if it was true, who would report it? Who would fund a study that would be reported? The NRA doesn't have a chance. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-06-22 13:47 |
| #3 Considering the areas in the US which have the highest murder rates also are in deep blue areas with strict gun control, I would say the study is pretty much spot on. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-06-22 10:15 |
| #2 Source here. CDC summary: "The Task Force found insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of any of the firearms laws or combinations of laws reviewed on violent outcomes." And Jesus was married. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-06-22 09:17 |
| #1 http://www.snopes.com/harvard-flaw-review/ |
| Posted by: Eltoroverde 2016-06-22 09:05 |