Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: 2nd Am history: Until 1959, every law review article concluded it didn't guarantee an individ right [View all]jimmy the one
(2,724 posts)gejohnston: Europe saw steep drops in crime in the late 19th century, about the time small pistols were sold and carried by many people.
That is laughable as a rebuttal. You never heard of 'correlation does not necessarily prove causation' johnston?
You surely recall your initial confusion over the phrase, yes?:
johnston's footstick: : I used the wrong one htxx:{link} which simply means coordination does not imply causation.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=146684
when I corrected your 'coordination', you replied: "Take that up with Wikipedia".
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=146706
You were also aware of a similar adage:
johnston: At best, these studies are examples of post hoc ergo propter hoc.
definition: Post hoc ergo propter hoc is an informal fallacy that states: "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X."
Not your finest hours johnston.
You posted several time periods in history & invalidly link them as to causation due to gun control: Europe saw steep drops in crime in the late 19th century, about the time small pistols were sold and carried by many people.
What about the unemployment rate johnston? industrial revolution?
johnston: Italy had no gun control until 1931 when Mussolini thought his popularity started to wane
Johnston cites a fascist dictator as evidence 'gun control' doesn't work when it was really authoritarian dictate which enable any italian gun restrictions, the likes of which do not equate to current american gun control efforts, or that enacted by civilized western democracies.
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