Packing heat gets you shot, say profs
4th October 2009
Medical researchers in Philadelphia have conducted out a study which indicates – according to their interpretation – that carrying a gun causes people to get shot more often. “People should rethink their possession of guns,” say the medics.
Oh, but wait – what’s this:
There didn’t seem to be any account taken of the fact that people with good reason to fear being shot – for instance drug dealers, secret agents etc – would be more likely to tool up than those with no such concerns.
It’s “research” like this that is responsible for all of the bad public policy foisted on us each year.