New Study from Cato...

andrewb70 · Feb 6, 2012

Here is a great new study conducted for the Cato institute regarding the defensive use of firearms by citizens. Highly recommended and pass it on...

Tough Targets: When Criminals Face Armed Resistance from Citizens | Clayton E. Cramer and David Burnett | Cato Institute: White Paper

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Rangerpat · Feb 7, 2012

Good find Andrew, the only problem is that the people who need to read the book will refuse to... it will be good for the folks that do not have their minds made up yet. Thanks for sharing the information on this forum.

andrewb70 · Feb 7, 2012

Rangerpat said:
Good find Andrew, the only problem is that the people who need to read the book will refuse to... it will be good for the folks that do not have their minds made up yet. Thanks for sharing the information on this forum.

You are so right about that! Also, I certainly didn't post this here because I thought people here needed to be convinced...LOL That would truly be 'preaching to the choir."

This study is unique with respect to the methodology that is being used by the authors. Instead of drawing conclusions based on data from various secondary sources, such as FBI databases, the authors use a qualitative technique that offers a richer description of how guns are used defensively. The first part of the study also goes into detail as to how various statistical methods can often under or over report the use of firearms for defensive purposes. They also readily admit that their own study most likely under-reports incidents because cases that don't result in dramatic outcomes are rarely reported in the media.

Great read for sure.

Andrew

olwogo · Feb 7, 2012

Excellent Article!

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