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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jul. 24, 2007

Bad Math on 'Gun Violence'

Forum Column - Donald Kilmer - The hysteria over gun violence ignores statistical realities.

FORUM COLUMN

By Donald Kilmer

      There is an old Yiddish Proverb: "A half-truth is a whole lie."
      Nina E. Vinik's July 13 Forum article, "Tragedy Inspired Fight Against Guns" is filled with too many half-truths.
      Starting with the first paragraph, Ms. Vinik fails to define "gun violence." The fifth edition of "Black's Law Dictionary" defines "violence" as...

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