Mortality rates and the San Francisco gun ban

?We know that for even law-abiding folks who own guns, the rates of suicide and mortality are substantially higher. So while just perceived to be a crime thing, we think there is a wide benefit to limiting the number of guns in the city.? ? Bill Barnes, aide to Supervisor Chris Daly (1)

With this erroneous claim to bolster them, San Francisco supervisors kicked off a campaign to get voters to approve a city-wide handgun ban to take effect in 2006. What they are ignoring, besides statistical data, is history.

The above is the introduction to an excellent discussion of mortality rates, their correlation to gun control, and what that means for the City of San Francisco's proposed handgun ban.

Posted on 2004-12-21 11:48:24.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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