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In reply to the discussion: A question for this group-- [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)64. Why are there no warnings on guns that say you are more likely to be killed with a gun when you poss
because it simply is not true. The claim is based on a very flawed study by and ER MD named Author Kellerman. He did various revisions that ranged from 64 times more likely to 2.5 times more likely. None these revisions stood up to even the most basic peer review scrutiny. Also, if you read the study, owning a gun less of a risk factor than drinking alcohol, renting, smoking pot, and being single.
It was done by a nonscientist, published in a journal not related to the issue (should have been in a peer review criminology journal).
https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x334436
http://guncite.com/gun-control-kellermann-3times.html
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By "control"-I was referring to a person's feeling of being personally in control--
digonswine
Apr 2018
#29
It's silly to take the founding fathers' ideas as perfect for today's problems-
digonswine
Jun 2018
#93
re: I have had enough of it and am probably done discussing it(maybe).
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jun 2018
#97
Why are there no warnings on guns that say you are more likely to be killed with a gun when you poss
gejohnston
May 2018
#64
Carrying for self-defense generally means being able to draw and shoot quickly.
krispos42
Apr 2018
#15
"...the right to "have arms" embodied in the English Declaration of Rights...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2018
#40
re you saying there should be limits regarding who carries what? Sure seems that way.
digonswine
May 2018
#84