In reality, there is no evidence whatsoever that carrying guns deters rapes. [More]Care to create some, Matthew Chapman?
"Raw Story" -- is it any wonder they're a go-to source for lying bullsh*t?
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Notes from the Resistance...
In reality, there is no evidence whatsoever that carrying guns deters rapes. [More]Care to create some, Matthew Chapman?
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“No evidence whatsoever?” Filthy liars…
"Real-world experiences validate the sociologists' findings. In 1966 the police in Orlando, Florida, responded to a rape epidemic by embarking on a highly publicized program to train 2,500 women in firearm use. The next year rape fell by 88 percent in Orlando (the only major city to experience a decrease that year); burglary fell by 25 percent. Not one of the 2,500 women actually ended up firing her weapon; the deterrent effect of the publicity sufficed. Five years later Orlando’s rape rate was still 13 percent below the pre-program level, whereas the surrounding standard metropolitan area had suffered a 308 percent increase.”
—TRUST THE PEOPLE: THE CASE AGAINST GUN CONTROL
by David B. Kopel
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