This is not exhaustive, but for the original poster:

by Gary Kleck:

Armed: New Perspectives on Gun Control, with Don B. Kates. N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2001.

"Can owning a gun really triple the owner's chances of being murdered?" Homicide Studies 5(1): 64-77.

"Crime as Social Interaction," with ...

I know this is an abandoned topic, but I don't get into the VSD forum very often. I worked as a bouncer for three years while in college, coincidentally 2 1/2 of which were at a club that contracted Roy Bedard as a security consultant.

This thread caught my interest immediately, and if the ...

I think the gentleman who swallowed his pride definately took the high road in that scenario, but I guess we'll never know if it was cowardice or self restraint.

Here's my question: does it make any difference if there's a touch involved?
For instance, I was recently at a gas station with a friend ...