Re: GUNS: Defensive Use

Michael M. Butler (butler@comp*lib.org)
Fri, 04 Jul 1997 19:14:58 -0700

>State University. I find that study a little dubious, but the *lowest*
>figure ever produced has been 60,000 crimes prevented each year. AFAIR

Not meaning to quibble, but the lowest figure I've seen is 600k.
Could you have slipped a decimal point?

BTW, Lott now cites the spread whenever he writes (600k-3.6M), which I
consider another mark in his favor.

MMB

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