10-14-2015, 08:16 PM
(10-14-2015, 05:31 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:(10-14-2015, 04:44 PM)Maggot Wrote:(10-14-2015, 04:42 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: This is the last report I read about gun free zones, Maggot.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/20...n/2015657/
Is USA today a reliable source? Just wondering. That looks like an opinion piece. I do see Mother jones in there I'm not familiar with that source.
I consider mainstream media a reliable source if it cites/quotes its facts and sources.
Obviously, opinions are just opinions no matter where they originate or get published, and unsubstantiated rumors are too. I wouldn't insist either are facts.
I came across the USA Today article when searching for info about whether Umpqua College was a gun free zone or not last week, so it's the last report on the subject that I've seen. I didn't attest to its veracity or claim that the conclusions drawn by it or USA Today are objective, and I won't now. I don't know.
I used it as an example of how different sources draw different conclusions and why I support federal funding for dedicated/current professional gun violence research.
So the Feds should be creating their own gun violence research then creating laws according to the findings. Got it.
Anyway, Mother Jones is a liberal-leaning site tracking gun-related violence by extracting and compiling it from news source in conjunction with Ted Miller, an economist at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, from what I just looked up.
Since there is no government-backed current research, I've seen the data cited in other media sources as well. Whether you consider it reliable is up to you; I personally wouldn't claim their conclusions to be facts.
[color=#1E90FF] As I've said before, I don't care what people post. But, when anyone drags ludicrous rumors with no sources and insists they're true, I think they should expect people who suspect or know better to call them out and not cry about it.
I will have to look at the mother jones thing at some point. I will attempt to post credible information without bias from either side. Check. I liked the Harvard study and I believe I have another one from a place that seems ..........Kosher.
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