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Washington Times
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Monday, May 19, 2003
Junk Science And The NAACP
Monday, May 19, 2003
In a blow to anti-gun advocates, a federal jury in Brooklyn on May 14 rejected a lawsuit filed by the NAACP blaming gun manufacturers and distributors for gun violence in minority neighborhoods. Perhaps the most compelling witness for the firearms industry was Professor Gary Kleck, a criminologist who rebutted one of the NAACP`s central arguments: that criminals are obtaining their guns from firearms dealers (whose industry is heavily regulated). Mr. Kleck testified that gun trafficking by these dealers is extremely rare and that few criminals obtain firearms at gun shows.
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