Mike Vandeman said about:
Re: Frequently Asked Questions about Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D.
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:19:06 -0800 (PST), Siskuwihane
> <Siskuwihane1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >http://www.independent.com/news/2007/may/24/defensive-logic/
> >
> >Defensive Logic
> >By Henry Delgado
> >
> >Thursday, May 24, 2007
> >
> >While I have no doubt that Mike Vandeman, PhD, is a well-educated and
> >reasonable man, I submit that the information he has gleaned from his
> >associates regarding firearms is woefully inadequate [ "Close
> >Reading," May 10]. Dr. Vandeman starts out by labeling it
> >“preposterous” to say that guns are used defensively 2.5 million times
> >a year. I respectfully refer Dr. Vandeman to a 1993 national survey
> >re****t by Gary Kleck, Florida State University criminology professor.
> >Using a survey sample of 4,977 respondents (the usual survey sample is
> >in the 600 to 1,600 range), Professor Kleck determined that guns are
> >used an average of 2.5 million times a year to prevent or defend
> >against a crime. In 1994, Bill Clinton’s Department of Justice
> >sponsored a survey titled "Guns in America: National Survey on Private
> >Owner****p and Use of Firearms." They used a smaller sample size than
> >Kleck, and estimated 1.5 million defensive uses of firearms annually.
> >
> >It is unfortunate Dr. Vandeman doesn’t know any gun owners. Contrary
> >to his assertion that a “tiny minority of the population own guns,”
> >here are the facts for his perusal: There are approximately
> >300,000,000 people in the U.S. There are approximately 65,000,000 gun
> >owners in the U.S. That’s about 22 percent of the population.
>
> That only proves that 22% of the population are idiots.
OK, you can grunt like a dittohead parrot. So?
>
> There
> >are 200 million firearms (65 million-70 million handguns). Firearms
> >are used for protection by 11 percent of firearms owners (13 percent
> >of handgun owners). Criminal yearly misuse of firearms is less than
> >0.2 percent (and less than 0.4 percent for handguns).
> >
> >I’m confident that Dr. Vandeman will be enlightened by these figures.
> >I have personally been a participant in defusing a possible crime
> >because we were armed—but that’s another story.—Henry Delgado
> --
> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
> humans ("pure habitat").
No you are not.
Since when is dysfunctional mental masturbation
in front of a keyboard, "working on" something?
> (I spent the previous 8
> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
No you didn't.
Since when is dysfunctional mental masturbation
in front of a keyboard, "fighting" something?
>
> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are
fond of!
>
> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
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tranquility of servitude, a joyous slavery.
"If ye love wealth better than liberty,
the tranquility of servitude better than
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go home from us in peace.
We ask not your counsels or arms.
Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you.
May your chains set lightly upon you,
and may posterity forget that ye were
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- Samuel Adams, August 1, 1776
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