MORE GUNS = LESS CORRUPTION; MORE ECONOMIC FREEDOM AS WELL AS ECONOMIC SUCCESS! THIS IS WHY LIBERALS WANT TO DISARM US!

I located a study with statistically treated data on gun ownership and its correlation with different measures of freedom and prosperity.

Here are some highlights (Don Hank):

 http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=21&ved=0CF0QFjAAOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fworks.bepress.com%2Fcontext%2Fdavid_kopel%2Farticle%2F1005%2Ftype%2Fnative%2Fviewcontent%2F&ei=dVMkUJOvGKa42wXtzYCAAQ&usg=AFQjCNFGrdT_YzImqKv-0pznmsm5EIge1g&sig2=-cVGgZ8xo4qsknfdE0RMOQ

Table 1: Firearms Ownership versus Liberty Indices, by quartile

Quartile	Firearms Per 1,000 Population	Freedom Index (1-7, lower is better)	Corruption Index (0-10, higher is better)	Economic Index (0-100, higher is better)
1	388	1.93	7.09	69.79
2	145	2.80	4.35	63.59
3	81	2.53	4.75	62.57
4	24	2.32	4.31	63.03
Average 2-4	84	2.56	4.47	63.06

Table 2. Firearms Ownership versus Liberty Indices, by quintile

Quintile	Firearms Per 1,000 Population	Freedom Index (1-7. lower is better)	Corruption Index (0-10. higher is better)	Economic Index (0-100. higher is better)
Top Quintile	448	1.36	7.44	71.37
Quintile 2	180	2.83	5.33	66.73
Quintile 3	121	2.50	4.21	60.86
Quintile 4	64	2.96	4.37	61.35
Quintile 5	20	2.25	4.54	64.12
Quintiles 2-5	96	2.64	4.61	63.26

Table 3: Freedom Rating Versus Firearms and Other Indices

Freedom Rating	Freedom Index	Firearms Per 1,000 Population	Corruption Index	Economic Index
Free (1)	1.00	225	7.39	73.06
Free (>1)	2.04	81	3.99	61.29
All Free	1.33	180	6.32	69.34
Partly Free	3.57	129	3.09	57.80
Not Free	5.86	132	2.83	53.93

Finally, we tested the data for statistical significance. (The calculations are in the Appendix, Table 8.) We found three statistically significant relationships:

• more guns, less corruption;
• more guns, more economic freedom; and
• more guns, more economic success.

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