tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post713799468228592033..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Bad Gun Control Arguments: Armed Citizens Are As Dangerous As Mass MurderersWinston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-88433812025708315862012-12-16T00:07:43.982-05:002012-12-16T00:07:43.982-05:00@ anonymous. I believe John Lott has done a long t...@ anonymous. I believe John Lott has done a long term study on shooting locations. You'll have to do a little digging. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-27767031648123775942012-11-09T14:02:49.606-05:002012-11-09T14:02:49.606-05:00I will keep this simple.
Is there a statistic (I...I will keep this simple. <br /><br />Is there a statistic (I haven't found one yet) where it compares the locations of these shootings? Meaning is there a complete randomness, or are all of these directed toward public places where the victims have a very small chance of carrying guns? <br />If there are an equal amount of killing sprees happening at gun ranges, military complexes, or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-3339221836455867782012-07-23T08:54:12.276-04:002012-07-23T08:54:12.276-04:00Matthew,
I have to disagree.
First you write:
&...Matthew,<br /><br />I have to disagree.<br /><br />First you write:<br /><br />"The idea that armed citizens will reduce the number of deaths and injuries in a spree-killing situation assumes a whole bunch of things. It assumes that those citizens with concealed weapons are competent in the disposition of firearms. Now, how can we know that?..."<br /><br />Well, this sounds suspiciouslyWinston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-3733864807705395752012-07-23T00:29:08.043-04:002012-07-23T00:29:08.043-04:00The idea that armed citizens will reduce the numbe...The idea that armed citizens will reduce the number of deaths and injuries in a spree-killing situation assumes a whole bunch of things. It assumes that those citizens with concealed weapons are competent in the disposition of firearms. Now, how can we know that? Maybe they've taken a firearms safety course or a tactial defense class, but how does any of that assure that they will be able to matthew christmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05330195818856343750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-90042759311857959292012-07-22T16:56:10.936-04:002012-07-22T16:56:10.936-04:00S,
Egad, you are so right. What I wrote was irres...S,<br /><br />Egad, you are so right. What I wrote was irresponsibly sloppy. <br /><br />Gotta edit...Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-60045790875005038182012-07-22T08:47:26.677-04:002012-07-22T08:47:26.677-04:00I'm not sure what to think about all this. A ...I'm not sure what to think about all this. A cursory glance at the empirical research suggests a lot weaker case than I would have expected supporting more gun control.<br /><br />As to the BOU argument, you say: "This is a bad argument. An armed citizen responding in such a case will simply not, on average, accidentally injure or kill nearly as many people as an armed murderer who is Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171171717733522353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-20122468241281702892012-07-21T18:54:56.927-04:002012-07-21T18:54:56.927-04:00Well, both of those are different points, that sho...Well, both of those are different points, that should be dealt with separately. <br /><br />Here and now, I'm only addressing the "Better Off Unarmed" argument.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-41860724534972206252012-07-21T18:47:44.266-04:002012-07-21T18:47:44.266-04:00Umm. Don't know where to begin on this. The us...Umm. Don't know where to begin on this. The usual argument for gun control isn't that armed citizens aren't as dangerous as the bad guys, it's that citizens should be safe without having to go armed.<br /><br />as for the Aurora case: the guy showed up in full body armor. It's not likely that a few concealed handguns would have reduced the carnage by much. <br /><br />Maybe Pete Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675790226494153847noreply@blogger.com