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JakobVirgil · 4354 days ago · link · · parent · post: Australia Banned Assault Weapons. America Can, Too. - NYTimes.com

is New Zealand a good analogue for Australia?

  4.4 million versus 22.6 million population

rural vs urban population http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9NC8BIuaEM vs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5hrUGFhsXo

also why wouldn't Australian gun policy effect New Zealand?

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dublinben · 4354 days ago · link ·

It's a good enough comparison that the authors thought it was valid. If you disagree, take it up with them.

Keep in mind, they were using per capita statistics, so the total population doesn't matter as much.

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JakobVirgil · 4353 days ago · link ·

Per capita does not control for the effects of group size. so I would say to the authors of that piece "why don't you know that?"

the answer is

International Coalition for Women inShooting and Hunting (WiSH), Glebe NSW, Australia. chair@ic-wish.org <-the author

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dublinben · 4353 days ago · link ·

Is that basically just an ad hominem attack against the author of the study?

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JakobVirgil · 4353 days ago · link ·

That or a identification of propaganda. My argument does not contain an ad hom though. My argument is that New Zealand is a bad analogue for Australia and is misused by the study.

My speculation is that paper used bad science because it was paid for by a pro-gun lobby.