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Related: About this forumHarvard Flaw Review
FACT CHECK: Did a 2007 Harvard University study prove that areas with higher rates of gun ownership have lower crime rates?
Claim: A 2007 Harvard University study proved that areas with higher rates of gun ownership have lower crime rates.
WHAT'S TRUE: Gun rights advocates Gary Mauser and Don Kates jointly authored a 2007 paper in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy arguing that higher rates of gun ownership correlated with lower crime rates.
WHAT'S FALSE: The paper in question was not peer-reviewed, it didn't constitute a study, and it misrepresented separate research to draw shaky, unsupported conclusions.
http://www.snopes.com/harvard-flaw-review/
Claim: A 2007 Harvard University study proved that areas with higher rates of gun ownership have lower crime rates.
WHAT'S TRUE: Gun rights advocates Gary Mauser and Don Kates jointly authored a 2007 paper in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy arguing that higher rates of gun ownership correlated with lower crime rates.
WHAT'S FALSE: The paper in question was not peer-reviewed, it didn't constitute a study, and it misrepresented separate research to draw shaky, unsupported conclusions.
http://www.snopes.com/harvard-flaw-review/
					
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						Harvard Flaw Review (Original Post)
						SecularMotion
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discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,692 posts)1. A critique of an "opinion"
        About as useful as an opinion of an opinion.  
 
Human101948
(3,457 posts)2. You could cite John Lott to make your point...
        discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,692 posts)3. A point made about...
        ...a critique of an opinion is roughly as desirable as...something or other.
On a more interesting note, replies in threads you've trashed still make it to your My Posts list.  
 
Have a nice day.  
 
Human101948
(3,457 posts)4. You're too sophisticated for me...
        I can't even follow what you're talking about.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,692 posts)5. Possibly I need a second coffee
        My apologies for the distraction.  
  
I was working late doing things that would bore a chipmunk. 
 
gejohnston
(17,502 posts)7. except most criminologists think it is a wash either way
        Lott's work was also peer reviewed and has supporters and detractors. I noticed that he did not actually discuss the methodology or use any academic sources. It really isn't much more than a personal attack on Lott than using any valid counter studies.
ileus
(15,396 posts)6. I seen where snopes had been trolled by the peoples cube a few times lately.
        

