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Originally Posted by shinerbock
What I mean is that an inner city study on an increased violence in a bad neighborhood may not have any bearing on what would happen on the average college campus. I meant that other variables could remove the usefulness of application, like the demographics of the area, the training of those involved (untrained people vs. those licensed to carry, etc).
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It should.
The goal is to move from "certain types of people in certain environments" to a more inclusive discussion of "learned behaviors and other criminal motivations that may be increased with criminal opportunities including gun access."
Other variables do not remove the usefulness of the study. Demographics are always controlled for. Gun training isn't controlled for because that data is not available. There is no central agency that monitors that and reports the data. That data also won't be available if students get guns on campuses, just like it isn't available now with the concealed weapons permits.
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Originally Posted by shinerbock
I just didn't want your assertions to go un-responded to.
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I like this choice of words better than "unchallenged."