Re: Student arrested over Counter Strike map

[rms () computerbytesman com]

Do you mean this John Lott:  http://www.whoismaryrosh.com/

Richard


> On 5/7/07, Richard M. Smith <rms () computerbytesman com> wrote:
> > Hmm, this chart doesn't seem very useful to me.  If I'm murdered, do I
> > really care what kind of weapon was used to commit the crime?
>
> I certainly wouldn't - but that's the search I chose.
>
> > The more interesting statistics are the number of murders per 100,000
> > people.  Does your source have this chart that you can send along?
>
> Visit the site, it has a nice interface and you'll be downloading csv
> files to your hearts content.
>
> > The interesting comparison is to then compare gun ownership rates per
> > 100,000 people in states vs. their gun murder rates per 100,000.  I
> > suspect
> > however that reliable statistics for gun ownership rates are hard to
> > come
> > by.  Maybe legal gun sales per 100,000 could be a more reliable proxy.
>
> This has been done by many notable folks - though I have to recommend
> anything done by John Lott. I don't recommend him because he is a gun
> owner (he is now, but he wasn't always) but because he's absolutely a
> nice guy who wanted to find the honest answers to the gun questions.
> I've met him on several occasions. A complete nerd. A complete numbers
> guy. A complete economist. Not a guy anyone wants to debate.

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