"Philip F. Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> And there are some shifts in perspective by Mr. Lambert in his
> reactions to Lott/Mauser that are suspect. For example, Mr. Lambert
> attacks Lott/Mauser's comment about increasing violence in Canadian
> cities by shifting to overall Canadian viol
"Guy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> However, if you examine a graph of Canada's violent crime rate:
>> http://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/cgi-bin/blog/2004/06#mauser
>>
>> you will see that it has decreased over the past decade. And Mauser
>> cannot claim to be unaware of this since the g
The Canadian violence rate would still be below most areas of the US
(not below those areas where gun ownership is freest (i.e., Vermont,
ND, SD), but not the Canadian suicide rate.
However, what Mr. Lambert tends to ignore is that there is no evidence
for real positive effect from the gun laws
> In a letter to the National Post, Gary Mauser claims that
>
> It should not surprise many people that Canada's gun laws
> have not worked (More Gun Control Isn't The Answer, John
> R. Lott Jr., June 15). Anyone living in a big Canadian city has
> witnessed the horrifying increase in viole
In a letter to the National Post, Gary Mauser claims that
It should not surprise many people that Canada's gun laws
have not worked (More Gun Control Isn't The Answer, John
R. Lott Jr., June 15). Anyone living in a big Canadian city has
witnessed the horrifying increase in violent crime
