tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post2019693070520470332..comments2024-03-24T21:25:13.059-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Ron Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-41473221486743764502007-04-18T14:03:00.000-07:002007-04-18T14:03:00.000-07:00Another thing that may skew the figures: I would ...Another thing that may skew the figures: I would guess that in places like New York and New Jersey, people are more likely to lie to pollsters and say that they don't own any guns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-72630031846567902582007-04-18T13:39:00.000-07:002007-04-18T13:39:00.000-07:00Getting a "permit" here in NJ is a pain. You need...Getting a "permit" here in NJ is a pain. You need one for per handgun, but only on to buy as many long guns as you want. But the process sucks, costs money and is redundant, etc...You basicaly have to prove you are not a criminal. Then again if you watch enough TV and films, it seems every guido mafiosi here has more guns than they know what to do with. <BR/>However, for a highly regulated and liberal state, I can say from experience that quite a few people have firearms in the house in NJ, more people than I would expect. More anecdotal than actually scientific, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-9459480398219744602007-04-18T13:38:00.000-07:002007-04-18T13:38:00.000-07:00Getting a "permit" here in NJ is a pain. You need...Getting a "permit" here in NJ is a pain. You need one for per handgun, but only on to buy as many long guns as you want. But the process sucks, costs money and is redundant, etc...You basicaly have to prove you are not a criminal. Then again if you watch enough TV and films, it seems every guido mafiosi here has more guns than they know what to do with. <BR/>However, for a highly regulated and liberal state, I can say from experience that quite a few people have firearms in the house in NJ, more people than I would expect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-35778282173905022622007-04-18T12:58:00.000-07:002007-04-18T12:58:00.000-07:00Also in urban areas in the U.S., there are usually...Also in urban areas in the U.S., there are usually a lot more legal hurdles to overcome in order to get a gun. A lot of Jewish Americans live in New York City and New Jersey -- two places where firearms are more strictly controlled compared to more rural states.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-43468935372004195932007-04-18T12:52:00.000-07:002007-04-18T12:52:00.000-07:00The Finns have traditionally been heavily armed an...The Finns have traditionally been heavily armed and experienced with weapons. It was basically Finnish reservists who stopped the Red Army Cold during the Winter War (they were later overwhelmed by sheer numbers, but the USSR wisely didn't push the issue too far). One of the best (perhaps the best) sniper in the world was a Finn named Simo Hayha. It is thought he killed almost 1,000 Soviet soldier using a bolt action rifle and a sub machine gun. <BR/>As for the US our best shooters in the military were more often than not Scotch Irish from the rural south, midwest or west. You have a tendency to get real good with a rifle when you have 1 bullet and no dinner if you come home with an empty game bag. What explains low rates in the city? I think it is political persuasion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com