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"There’s an old saw that pokes fun at those who operate and theorize from ivory towers and their penchant for, at times, failing to see the forest for the trees as it were. It works in practice, but will it work in theory? An sltrib.com report touts the latest findings of 'longtime bear biologist Tom Smith' whose theory is that during a bear attack, those with guns are statistically no safer than those without them. '…Smith and (his) colleagues analyzed 269 incidents of close-quarter bear-human conflict ... in which a firearm was involved. They found the gun made no statistical difference in the outcome of these encounters, which resulted in 151 human injuries and 172 bear fatalities.' About those 172 dead bears, though . . ." ... |
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