Oregon RESEARCH BY RAND CORPORATION CONFLICTS WITH SB 978

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How Gun Policies Affect Violent Crime


Rand frequently uses the term "moderate" relationship between a gun variable and violent crime, thereby implicating not a strong relationship nor "statistically" significant. This info may be beneficial in terms of advocacy against sb 978.

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[tkdguy]

Rand's "moderate" relationship means that their independent variables, such as "background checks" is a poor "predictor" variable for reducing gun violence, thereby further indicating that other factors involve predictions of gun violence. Maybe better to make police decisions based on empirical evidence that holds a significant relationship to gun violence.