Distortion or outright fabrication of statistics is nothing new in politics, but that doesn't mean that it should ever be considered acceptable behavior.
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Originally posted by 4thTimeLucky
But let us not get completely disillusioned. Whether it is 43 times or 22 times or 2.7 times or even 0.2 times, there is a truth of the matter. Guns either are or are not more likely to harm their owner than a burglar. And the truth of the matter is important.
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I think what the various [flawed/biased] studies show, is that if you want to own a gun you
should be trained to use it. A simple mandatory firearm safety course would drop those numbers dramatically. I would be in support of a bill that would require completion of an authorized firearm safety course to purchase a gun, as long as it didn't in any way lead to national gun registration. Educating the populace, along with something similar to the
NRA's "Eddie Eagle" program, would help a lot imho.