gun statistics

[wipfel]

you've got to love the anti-gun crowd (sarcasm for those who are humor-challenged)

Nationwide statistics aren't available

Rand, the spokeswoman for the Violence Policy Center, acknowledged that “we don’t have centralized data-gathering to know what people are doing with these licenses.â€â€œ(But) anecdotally, we know they’re doing quite a bit of harm,†she said.

Record numbers now licensed to pack heat - Life- msnbc.com

Found this on a site about belief in ghosts, demons, etc:

Nevertheless, testimonials and anecdotes in such matters are of little value in establishing the probability of the claims they are put forth to support.

And this one:

These anecdotal associations are so powerful that they cause people to ignore contrary evidence

I just can't help but find it humorous that the VPC claims anecdotal evidence as their justification for their claims with a straight face. people definitely do wed their beliefs more faithfully than their spouses.

Edited April 23, 2010 by shspanthers

[Guest jackdm3]

"I want the right to carry."

You probably already have it.