On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com> wrote:
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C'punks,
On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Julian Assange wrote:
Correlation != causation. What are the figures on other crimes?
I'm waiting for the official study itself, but the article did say that the study showed a shift from violent crimes to property offenses. If so, that's a trade I'll make any day.
I'll see if I can get a copy of the study when it is released.
S a n d y
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In 1981, the city of Kennesaw, GA suffered 17 violent crimes and 55 burglaries. In 1982, Kennesaw passed an ordinance requiring all city residents to own a firearm, and there was only 1 violent crime and 19 burglaries. In 1983, Kennesaw experienced 3 violent crimes and 9 burglaries. I think that the cause-effect relationship is obvious. Jonathan Wienke "A conservative is a liberal who got mugged last night." --Lee Rodgers Key fingerprint = 30 F9 85 7F D2 75 4B C6 BC 79 87 3D 99 21 50 CB