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Gary Kleck is well recognized researcher of firearm use for self defense. His studies have enraged gun control activists as he has pointed out the total number of times a firearm is used in self defense is greatly under reported.
The following is a summary from one of his studies:
Finally, other research suggests that the use of large-capacity magazines by mass shooters does not affect the number of victims they kill or injure, mainly because nearly all mass shooters use multiple guns and/or multiple magazines, and therefore do not need large-capacity magazines to fire many rounds without reloading
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The following is a summary from one of his studies:
Finally, other research suggests that the use of large-capacity magazines by mass shooters does not affect the number of victims they kill or injure, mainly because nearly all mass shooters use multiple guns and/or multiple magazines, and therefore do not need large-capacity magazines to fire many rounds without reloading
Gary Kleck | College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Professor Kleck's recent research has found that employing more police officers or increasing police productivity in the form of more arrests per officer has no measurable effect on the public’s level of fear of crime. Other recent research found that support for harsher punishment of criminals...
criminology.fsu.edu
