Also in the Fox News article we have:
But Lott counters that the number of gun accidents among law-abiding citizens is remarkably low given that about 90 million Americans own firearms.
As I explained earlier, Lott's estimate of the number of firearm owners is much too high because he misunderstood the question in the poll that he used for his estimate.
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Mark Addinall writes:
Tim Lambert writes:
I looked in the reference you cite: "How Firearm Crime is Declining"
The latest crime figures in the UK are out and show that crime has continued to fall, reaching a record low:
In the midst of another national debate over gun safety regulations, some argue that higher rates of gun ownership will protect people from dangerous strangers with deadly intentions. Physician and public health researcher Michael Siegel set out to study that argument.
The Pump Handle is on a holiday break. The following, which was originally published on Jan. 29, is one of our favorite posts from 2016.
by Kim Krisberg