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Gun Control & RKBA

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11. If they really cared about Suicides...

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 09:22 PM

Mar 2016

They would be very concerned with US spending on Science.....

Hey, it's not my logic, it's theirs, if they love using flawed logic, may as well have fun with it....

SOURCES...http://tylervigen.com/view_correlation?id=1597

http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

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From the other group: Consistent link between violent crime and concealed-carry gun permits [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 OP

Appears to be the latter... Nancyswidower Mar 2016 #1

neither chicken nor egg discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2016 #2

Is crime up because there are more 7-11's than before? JonathanRackham Mar 2016 #3

Who was it that said ... Straw Man Mar 2016 #7

Correlation does not equal causation Jackson3000 Mar 2016 #4

Hah! Good one- I will be sure to quote that line often... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #6

Violent crime is a threat, so some carry concealed. Why this study? Eleanors38 Mar 2016 #8

I heard that the Dow-Jones Ind Avg tracks... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2016 #9

For Texas, the arrest rate for CHL holders is miniscule X_Digger Mar 2016 #10

If they really cared about Suicides... virginia mountainman Mar 2016 #11