The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) estimates there were approximately 330,000 violent victimizations involving a firearm in 2021. That same year there were estimated 1.67 million defensive gun uses. That is defensive gun uses are 5.06 times more than firearms used in crime.
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss The Latest Idaho In-N-Out Mass Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the recent Idaho In-N-Out mass shooting, during which an armed citizen and an off-duty Idaho State Police trooper confronted the gunman, likely preventing additional casualties. They...
Statistics do not lie, but Statisticians do!
Especially when the data isn’t examined properly and use the data to fit their agenda.
Can you expand on your point? I am not clear what your point is.
There are statistics and statisticians – when the two agree after an honest look at and interpretation of the data, and its not presented in a biased manner, and follows the data to its logical conclusion – then you have people like John Lott offering an honest evaluation and presentation of what is reality.
Then there are statistics and statisticians which are completely biased, cherry picked/picking data to plug into a presentation that’s designed to only support their bias – we call these people, collectively, anti-gun organizations and liars.
Thank you.