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11mo ago

[Canada][2017] Gun advocate says recent 'firearms' study misleading, could influence policy

www.cbc.ca /news/canada/manitoba/firearms-study-1.4068748

I know it's old, but it's a perfect example of why you have to check definitions when looking at politically charged studies.

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"The agenda is, 'let's reduce injuries in children and youth and how can we do that?'"

How terrible.
- By lying. Forgot that part.
  
  How are people supposed to trust studies when stuff like this happens? It erodes trust when studies lie.
  
  How are people supposed to trust studies when stuff like this happens?
  
  By reading the study and not relying on someone's interpretation of it.
  
  Seems like it was an oversight, not an intentional lie. If somebody calls an airsoft rifle a firearm, that's colloquially appropriate, even if not legally correct.
  
  Language is muddy. That's life.

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