Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Sure Josh. Whatever You Say...

Josh Sugarmann of the VPC comes out w/ a new 'study' claiming CCW permit holders are more likely to commit suicide than the 'general population'.

Seriously how does the Joyce Foundation justify paying this idiot 145K a year?

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4 comments:

Hat Trick said...

As Mark Twain said, "There are lies, damned lies, and statistics"

Sugarmann is comparing apples and oranges. If he matches other demographics in making his comparison his assertion that CCW permmit holders are more likely to commit suicide falls apart.

Sean D Sorrentino said...

Have you ever seen this graphic

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/04/21/weekinreview/20070422_MARSH_GRAPHIC.html

of the 81 "gun deaths" per day average, 25 are white men over the age of 40. Who are your most common CCW holders? White men over 40. He just proved that white men over 40 kill themselves more often than anyone else. In other news, the sky is blue, water is wet, and women have secrets.

Ace said...

I believe his math is also wrong. He's giving rate per 100,000 license holders vs. rate per 100,000 general population.

I point this out:http://themadmanraves.blogspot.com/2010/12/vpc-misleads-on-mi-concealed-handgun.html

Joel said...

Seriously how does the Joyce Foundation justify paying this idiot 145K a year?

Seriously, do you know how hard it is to find people that shameless? They've got to pay him well, or he'll run for congress or something.