Gun statistics you seldom see

GGReporter · 03-24-2008, 09:32 AM

It was the sort of incident that never makes it into the official crime statistics -- that is, an incident in which a crime may have been prevented by a firearm. It happened earlier this month in Irvine.

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simpleman601 · 03-25-2008, 07:44 PM

Interesting

toolman · 03-25-2008, 08:02 PM

Hard to believe that came from a Ca. paper.

Cyrano · 03-25-2008, 09:20 PM

This is the sort of statistic that ought to be plastered on page one of The New York Times. They do, after all, claim to be America's Newspaper of Record.

But that would not fit in with their left-wing, nanny-state politics, would it?

GlockMeister · 03-25-2008, 11:25 PM

My brother lived in Irvine for a few years. Don't know about now, but supposedly the lowest crime rates/statistics in the country? A pleasant place to live; Add to it the California weather, and it's win win.

But yea, I agree, strange to find/read or hear in ANY media format, but even more strange coming from a California source. Good find GG Reporter.

ArkansasHunter · 03-25-2008, 11:34 PM

Glad I took time to read that, very interesting and eye opening ...A.H

texnmidwest · 03-26-2008, 08:16 AM

Glad that made it to publication. Too often those stats are ignored. I hope Gov. Doyle reads that! And resigns!

Capt'n Mil Coll · 03-27-2008, 01:09 AM

I find it well I guess disturbing. It is like the recent shooting in IL at the University there. In the local paper they had a full page spread of the 5 students who died. And dont get me wrong I was very sorry to hear about it. But at the same time a person drove a car at high speed into a crowd of people at a race in MD. He killed 8 people. On the same page as the full page reporting of the shooting of 5 in IL was ONE PARAGRAPH of the killing of 8 in MD by an automobile. It really made me stop and think.

03-24-2008, 09:32 AM	#1
GGReporter Magazine Staff Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 717	Gun statistics you seldom see It was the sort of incident that never makes it into the official crime statistics -- that is, an incident in which a crime may have been prevented by a firearm. It happened earlier this month in Irvine. More...

03-25-2008, 07:44 PM	#2
simpleman601 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 84	Interesting __________________ "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."

03-25-2008, 08:02 PM	#3
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	Hard to believe that came from a Ca. paper. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

03-25-2008, 11:25 PM	#5
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,504	My brother lived in Irvine for a few years. Don't know about now, but supposedly the lowest crime rates/statistics in the country? A pleasant place to live; Add to it the California weather, and it's win win. But yea, I agree, strange to find/read or hear in ANY media format, but even more strange coming from a California source. Good find GG Reporter. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

03-26-2008, 08:16 AM	#7
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,459	Glad that made it to publication. Too often those stats are ignored. I hope Gov. Doyle reads that! And resigns! __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-25-2008, 09:20 PM	#4
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,359	This is the sort of statistic that ought to be plastered on page one of The New York Times. They do, after all, claim to be America's Newspaper of Record. But that would not fit in with their left-wing, nanny-state politics, would it?

03-25-2008, 11:34 PM	#6
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,715	Glad I took time to read that, very interesting and eye opening ...A.H

03-27-2008, 01:09 AM	#8
Capt'n Mil Coll Military Rifle Collector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right behind you. -NRA Member- Posts: 2,301 Images: 12	I find it well I guess disturbing. It is like the recent shooting in IL at the University there. In the local paper they had a full page spread of the 5 students who died. And dont get me wrong I was very sorry to hear about it. But at the same time a person drove a car at high speed into a crowd of people at a race in MD. He killed 8 people. On the same page as the full page reporting of the shooting of 5 in IL was ONE PARAGRAPH of the killing of 8 in MD by an automobile. It really made me stop and think.