John Lott debunks recent AMA "study" on guns

[Big Dipper]

Faulty New Study Wrongly Suggests Fewer Guns Mean Fewer Gun Deaths - Investors.com

Do fewer guns mean fewer firearm deaths? If you believe the March 6th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association of Internal Medicine, the answer is "yes."

A study by Eric Fleegler and four other co-authors received massive national news coverage from USA Today to the television networks.

But the report is based on embarrassingly bad statistics that are rigged to get the result the authors wanted.

Take how they measure gun ownership. Believe it or not, this study measures gun ownership by looking at the share of suicides committed using firearms.

 

[Dawico]

These "studies" are proven false all the time. Most people believe what they want to regardless of the facts.

 

[GPtwins]

If you want a deeper understanding, read John Lott Jr.'s book "More Guns, Less Crime".

More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws, Third Edition (Studies in Law and Economics): John R. Lott Jr.: 9780226493664: Amazon.com: Books

 

[shortround]

John Lott was the first to warn of us of Obama. But people did not listen.

 

[AcidFlashGordon]

John Lott was the first to warn of us of Obama. But people did not listen.

Unfortunately the only thing people listened to was the snake oil salesman spiel of Obastard.

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