VCU Professor Shows More Guns Equals Less Crime
According to a recent study, gun violence in Virginia has
fallen, despite an increase in gun sales.
The study was conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University
professor, Thomas R. Baker. In the
study, he compared state crime data from 2006 through 2011. His analysis shows
that although the number of gun purchases increased 73 percent from 2006 to
2011, gun related crimes fell 24 percent.
Baker, who specializes in research methods and criminology
theory, said the comparison seems to contradict the premise that more guns lead
to more crime in Virginia.
Read the article: TimesDispatch
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