Math is fun

This is interesting  from Walls of the City comes some fun math and statistical goodness. Go read.

Gun-control advocates play fast and loose

A telling paragraph from the article;
"Yet to listen to the VPC's Kristen Brand - who says "concealed handgun permit holders are killing people over parking spaces, football games, and family arguments" - you'd think the cohort of permit holders was as dangerous as the gang at Rikers Island."
The freaky thing is this is a newspaper article and gun owners don't see a lot of love from the press as a rule. It's much more common to see an editorial comparing us to gang bangers and or Billy the Kid. Did hell freeze over or are we winning the debate?

H/T to Alphecca

Fascinating

John Lott's Website: What impact did legalizing prostitution have on other crimes?
Interesting rape stats.

H/T to Say Uncle.

Ouch!

Guess What? Unemployment's Really at 16.3 Percent - FOXNews.com
While not being a huge fan of FOX (or any other MSM) I do like John Lott who I find to be right more often than not. I leave it to you the reader to decide whether or not it's a good thing the current administration is continuing the statistical fudging of unemployment numbers of the last.