"The one thing that would have at least ameliorated the horrible situation in Charleston would have been that if somebody in that prayer meeting had a conceal carry or there had been either an off-duty policeman or an on-duty policeman, somebody with the legal authority to carry a firearm and could have stopped the shooter," presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said in a Fox News interview on June 19.
A new study, however, throws cold water on the idea that a well-armed populace deters criminals or prevents murders.
It's worded in a way that this study disproves Huckabee's quote, but if, in fact there had been someone with a gun in there, they could have, theoretically stopped the shooter. I feel that this quote is pretty lazy to use as a tie-in to the article.
Interesting article though. Too bad causation isn't determined yet.
I don't know, I think you're taking the link too literally. If you take a step back and look at what the attempted movement is - "more gun crime? we need more guns!", the link becomes a lot more apparent. Granted, the journalist didn't take the transition that elegantly.
It's worded in a way that this study disproves Huckabee's quote, but if, in fact there had been someone with a gun in there, they could have, theoretically stopped the shooter. I feel that this quote is pretty lazy to use as a tie-in to the article.
Interesting article though. Too bad causation isn't determined yet.
I don't know, I think you're taking the link too literally. If you take a step back and look at what the attempted movement is - "more gun crime? we need more guns!", the link becomes a lot more apparent. Granted, the journalist didn't take the transition that elegantly.