Lott study supported in Criminology Journal

HCI regularly uses selective data, because they are interested, not in truth, but in "proving" their point of view. This has been noted in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, where Professor Marvin Wolfgang, a world-prominent criminologist, reviewed research concerning the use of guns against criminal perpetrators. Prof. Wolfgang concluded that the research [Lott, Mustard] which demonstrates the value of carrying a gun for self-protection is methodologically sound and cannot be disputed -- in spite of the fact that he himself does not support easy access to handguns for ordinary citizens. "I am as strong a gun-control advocate as can be found among the criminologists in this country. If I were Mustapha Mond of Brave New World, I would eliminate all guns from the civilian population and maybe even from the police. I hate guns--ugly, nasty instruments designed to kill people."

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