Bill O’Reilly: BillOReilly.com Column – Gunning For The Truth
Something about the gun debate brings out the worst in politicians. On both sides.Last week, President Obama, exuding his usual certainty, put forth this definitive declaration: “We know that states with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths.”No, Mr. President we do not know that at all. Some states with almost no gun restrictions, places like New Hampshire and Utah, have very few gun murders. Meanwhile, Maryland and the District of Columbia, with ultra-tough gun laws, are killing fields.The same is true with nations as a whole. In Switzerland, where guns are plentiful, killings are rare. There is essentially no correlation between gun laws and violence. Statisticians have tried mightily to find correlation and causation, but simply can not.Of course, there is one undeniable correlation: Demanding ‘common sense’ gun legislation leads directly to a corresponding increase in self-righteousness. Or is it the other way around?
Source: Bill O’Reilly: BillOReilly.com Column – Gunning For The Truth
