Luke_A_Somers comments on Gun Control: How would we know? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 21 December 2012 03:27:24PM *  -1 points [-]

Just 8% of violent crimes are committed by someone visibly armed with a gun.

1) What fraction of people are visibly armed with a gun?

2) Does that simply result in concentrating the criminals onto the other 92%?

EDITED TO EXPLAIN: I misread this as committed [i]against[/i] someone visibly armed. So this was extra-confusing. Of course, I should have noticed that and gone back and been more careful.

Comment author: Kingoftheinternet 21 December 2012 04:56:00PM 1 point [-]

1) Almost zero, of course. How should that affect our interpretation of that fact?

I don't understand what you mean by the second question.