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Originally posted by Lebell
Actually, the report appears to say that the evidence/studies to date are inconclusive.
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I took the summary at the bottom, where it says:
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tudies on firearm bans and ammunition bans were inconsistent. Some showed the bans decreased violence; others found the bans actually increased violence. Many firearm bans grant exemptions to people who already owned the weapons, making it hard to tell how well a ban worked. Other evidence showed that firearms sales go up right before bans take effect.
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to imply that the study called for more standardization. But you're right, they researchers were just presenting data and refused to draw conclusions.
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And everyone twisting words to suit their agenda (conservatives and liberals both) is really getting old around here.
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I'd love to have intelligent, reasoned discussion here, but that seems hard to come by. Frankly, I think more moderation needs to be done on post submissions. When someone posts a really inflammatory story in a really inflammatory way, it's not going to lead to a reasoned discussion. I sometimes do that too, but I'm taking the lead from others, including mods like Sixate, so I feel I need to balance the pendulum with a liberal voice.
Anyway, my .02.