"Nø Shït Shërlöck" More Guns Equal More Gun Deaths

Thank you, Captain Obvious

Astonishing, Truly Astonishing

We can all play that silly game

Now to the point from Vox.com - good read interesting data. 

Introduction: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) last week approved a law that will eliminate license and training requirements for carrying a concealed firearm starting on July 1, the Associated Press reported. "Responsible gun ownership — for protection and sport — is a right inherent in our Constitution," Brownback, a Republican, said in a statement. "It is a right that Kansans hold dear and have repeatedly and overwhelmingly reaffirmed a commitment to protecting."

Yeah, that same Brownback - the man who wrecked KS education and tax systems. (Just keep your gun handy in case there is a backlash)!!

Places with more guns have more homicides.

Protestations of gun rights supporters aside, public health researchers who study firearms generally agree that increased firearm ownership rates are associated with higher rates of homicide. The Harvard School of Public Health's Injury Control Research Center is a great resource here.

It notes that a wide variety of methodologies show guns as a risk factor for homicide in the US and other high income countries. Developed countries with more guns generally have more homicide; states within the US with more guns have more homicide; people with access to guns — particularly women — are likelier to be victims of homicide than those without access.

It's important to note, however, that all these studies show an association, rather than causation. It could be that areas with more guns are more prone to murder for other reasons.

But the fact that the finding holds up no matter how you approach it is suggestive, and most experts think the relationship is at least partially causal.

"Within the United States, a wide array of empirical evidence indicates that more guns in a community leads to more homicide," says David Hemenway, the Harvard Injury Control Research Center's director, wrote in his book Private Guns, Public Health.

An old expression says: "Don't bring a knife to a gun fight." In this day and age of craziness about guns everywhere (e.g., open carry laws; concealed guns without a permit, and such), well it's probably better to now say: "Forget the knife or gun, bring a cannon."