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take your head out of your arse. that trick is now so oldThere's scientific consensus on guns -- and the NRA won't like itHis points, and his bias, are self evident. One plus one still does equal two you know.
Yes, that was the whole point of his article. He stated up front his search for a scientific consensus determined objectively, through polling. Rather than cherry pick one side or the other he...sought out researchers who were active scientists, recently (4 year window) published on firearms in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
He added he was interested in social science and policy issues, and wanted articles that were directly relevant, so he ruled out scientists who were active in research in "forensics, history, medical treatment, psychiatric issues, engineering or non-firearms (for example, nail guns, electron guns)."
After the Sandy Hook tragedy, reporters often called me to ask for information on firearms. ...I discovered that in their news articles journalists would write that I said one thing while some other firearms researcher said the opposite. This “he said-she said” reporting annoyed me — because I knew that the scientific evidence was on my side.So what is there to attack?
One of the reporters I complained to said that he had covered climate change for many years. He explained that journalists were able to stop their “balanced” reporting of that issue only when objective findings indicated that the overwhelming majority of scientists thought climate change was indeed happening, and that it was caused by humans.
So I decided to determine objectively, through polling, whether there was scientific consensus on firearms. What I found won't please the National Rifle Assn.
Your anti-scientific consensus people state upfront an agenda
Yes, that was the whole point of his article. He stated up front his search for a scientific consensus determined objectively, through polling. Rather than cherry pick one side or the other he...sought out researchers who were active scientists, recently (4 year window) published on firearms in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
The 97% AGW fake statistic that lefties love so much made him think he could do the same for guns.