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WE KNOW HOW TO STOP SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

In the wake of a monstrous crime like a madman's mass murder of defenseless women and children at the Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the nation's attention is riveted on what could have been done to prevent such a massacre.

Luckily, some years ago, two famed economists, William Landes at the University of Chicago and John Lott at Yale, conducted a massive study of multiple victim public shootings in the United States between 1977 and 1995 to see how various legal changes affected their frequency and death toll.

Landes and Lott examined many of the very policies being proposed right now in response to the Connecticut massacre: waiting periods and background checks for guns, the death penalty and increased penalties for committing a crime with a gun.

None of these policies had any effect on the frequency of, or carnage from, multiple-victim shootings. (I note that they did not look at reforming our lax mental health laws, presumably because the ACLU is working to keep dangerous nuts on the street in all 50 states.)

Only one public policy has ever been shown to reduce the death rate from such crimes: concealed-carry laws.

Their study controlled for age, sex, race, unemployment, retirement, poverty rates, state population, murder arrest rates, violent crime rates, and on and on.

The effect of concealed-carry laws in deterring mass public shootings was even greater than the impact of such laws on the murder rate generally.

Someone planning to commit a single murder in a concealed-carry state only has to weigh the odds of one person being armed. But a criminal planning to commit murder in a public place has to worry that anyone in the entire area might have a gun.

You will notice that most multiple-victim shootings occur in "gun-free zones" -- even within states that have concealed-carry laws: public schools, churches, Sikh temples, post offices, the movie theater where James Holmes committed mass murder, and the Portland, Ore., mall where a nut starting gunning down shoppers a few weeks ago. Read More »

Quotations from Chairman Ann

December 21, 2012, 9:21 PM
John Lott Exposes Christiane Amanpour and the increasingly hysterical Piers Morgan as big fat liars - So were Piers Morgan and Christiane Amanpour dishonest about crime rates last night?
December 20, 2012, 2:11 PM
WHAT A GREAT COUNTRY: Most Americans Not Hysterical Women - GALLUP: MORE AMERICANS FAVOR SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVING GUNS THAN WEAPON BAN
December 20, 2012, 1:52 PM
It's a wonder auto manufacturers are moving out of Michigan! - VIDEO: UNEDITED UNION ASSAULT FOOTAGE!
Mugged
December 16, 2012, 2:55 PM
EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS BOOK - UPDATED 3D EDITION! -
December 16, 2012, 12:15 PM
For the Rushed, this Holiday Season ... -
December 15, 2012, 4:16 AM
Who could be more defenseless than little kids at school? -

Referring to the July 1984 massacre at a San Ysidro, California, McDonald’s restaurant, Israeli criminologist Abraham Tennenbaum wrote that:

what occurred at a [crowded venue in] Jerusalem some weeks before the California McDonald's massacre: three terrorists who attempted to machine-gun the throng managed to kill only one victim before being shot down by handgun carrying Israelis. Presented to the press the next day, the surviving terrorist complained that h i s group had not realized that Israeli civilians were armed. The terrorists had planned to machine-gun a succession of crowd spots, thinking that they would be able to escape before the police or army could arrive to deal with them.9

Obviously allowing Israeli citizens to carry concealed handguns has not eliminated terrorist attacks. Indeed, terrorists may well have responded to the difficulty of successfully shooting civilians in public places by substituting bombings, which allow potential victims little chance to respond.

From John Lott & William Landes, Multiple Victim Public Shootings, Bombings, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handgun Laws: Contrasting Private and Public Law Enforcement

December 13, 2012, 12:22 AM
Health News! Take Aspirin, Get a Flu Shot (and Keep Drinking Coffee) -

Flu shot linked to reduced risk of VTE

The 2,000-Year-Old Wonder Drug

Having Your Coffee and Enjoying It Too

December 13, 2012, 12:02 AM
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ... -

VIDEO: Ann Coulter on Hannity: Tax the Rich!

VIDEO: Ann Coulter on Hannity: California is on its way to becoming Detroit. Mob Rule!

December 11, 2012, 12:48 PM
Sweden Prohibits Toy Companies from Marketing Dolls to Girls, Toy Guns to Boys - You Can Give a Boy a Doll, but You Can't Make Him Play With It
December 11, 2012, 12:40 PM
He would have liked to come here, but our immigration laws don't allow it - French star Depardieu moves to lower-tax Belgium
December 11, 2012, 12:31 PM
More Outstanding Mexican Immigrants! -

NYP: Bust in NYC sex slavery - Sibs ‘exploit kids’

December 10, 2012, 11:25 PM
I wonder if mentioning race would help identify the suspect ... -

"The man being sought is around 35. He 6-foot to 6-3, 200 to 230 pounds and was wearing a brown sweatshirt and brown winter hat."



NYPD: Suspect Attacked, Robbed 85-Year-Old Woman In Elevator

December 8, 2012, 3:00 AM
Even comatose patients hold on until seeing a family member or achieving a milestone - A Patient’s Goal: Get Him to the Church on Time
December 5, 2012, 5:54 PM
And what about stories featuring Sharia law for young Muslim immigrants? - NYT: For Young Latino Readers, an Image Is Missing
December 3, 2012, 7:08 PM
NYT learns that low taxes and few unions can lead to booming government coffers -

Property tax revenues have risen even though the city has lowered its tax rate.... “It has been like turning on a fire hose of cash,” said Scott Tigchelaar, the president of Raleigh Studios Atlanta, a division of an international production company.

Senoia did not lure Hollywood on its own. Georgia lawmakers helped, passing lucrative tax credits for filmmakers and promoting the state’s cheap labor costs, few unions and access to the world’s busiest airport, in Atlanta.


NYT: A Georgia Main Street Paved in Red Carpet

December 3, 2012, 2:10 PM
Welcome to your future, America! - NYT: Young, Educated and Jobless in France
December 3, 2012, 12:46 AM
Regulators say popular service could "put consumers at risk"! - But then it would go out of business, rather than be a raging success, no?

A Feisty Start-Up Is Met With Regulatory Snarl

GOVERNMENT MAKING OUR LIVES BETTER!

One rule would forbid luxury car services from using a GPS device as a meter for calculating fares based on time and distance, which is the method that Uber uses.

Another rule would forbid any driver from accepting an electronic hail through a smartphone while driving. And one says limousines may not accept a request for a ride that is made less than 30 minutes in advance, which would impede Uber’s primary business model of connecting luxury car drivers with passengers immediately.

November 30, 2012, 8:18 AM
Only a Law School Dean Could Think So -

NYT: Law School Is Worth the Money

"Debt, too, is a problem. The average student at a private law school graduates with $125,000 in debt. But the average lawyer’s annual salary exceeds that number."

THAT'S FOR THE ONES WHO GET JOBS! HALF DON'T.

November 30, 2012, 7:48 AM
SAN FRAN WOMAN DOUSES THIEF WITH BEAR SPRAY -

'Got him!' Woman live-tweets break-in as she attacks burglar with BEAR SPRAY and a SAMURAI SWORD

Helpful citizen remarks: "He had a knife? Please. You mean the one he opens packages with?"

November 30, 2012, 7:41 AM
OOPS! “It is the opinion of this examiner, with a reasonable degree of scientific certainty, that David B. Watkins represents no current threat to [children], with regard to his sexual behavior.” -

The ex-scoutmaster and son of a J.C. Penney retail manager was jailed Wednesday on a forcible sodomy charge. An Albemarle County arrest warrant said Watkins, 49, had anal and oral sex with a boy under the age of 13 in 2005. The boy was a Scout under Watkins’ command in Keswick Troop 1028 at the time of the alleged assault, police said. Investigators say more charges could follow.

Documents paint troubled picture of scoutmaster accused of assault

November 30, 2012, 12:32 AM
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November 30, 2012, 12:29 AM
Huckabee Goes Soft on ... Stalin? - Ron Radosh: Governor Mike Huckabee Sings the Praises of Oliver Stone — A Simple Question: Why?

One might expect that Huckabee or his staff would have done some homework, and if he chose to have these two advocates of what Roger L. Simon rightfully calls “Stalin porn” on his program, ask them challenging questions. You will be waiting a long, long time.