Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Megan McArdle
Different stats answer different questions. The more intrusive your proposed solution is, the more the latter question - the cost - is the big one. But "what % of shootings would a red flag law have stopped" at least tells us whether the solution has benefits.https://twitter.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1159570390005559296 …
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Unfortunately, from a policy perspective, the relevant question isn't "how many mass shooters displayed red flags" but "what percentage of the people who display red flags become mass shooters". I suspect the answer to the latter is "very, very low". https://twitter.com/DavidAFrench/status/1159569983413923858 …
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