Quoting from the wiki... "Criminologist Marvin Wolfgang, who described himself "as strong a gun-control advocate as can be found among the criminologists in thi

Quoting from the wiki... "Criminologist Marvin Wolfgang, who described himself "as strong a gun-control advocate as can be found among the criminologists in this country" and whose opinion of guns was "I would eliminate all guns from the civilian population and maybe even from the police. I hate guns--ugly, nasty instruments designed to kill people" defended Kleck's methodology, saying "What troubles me is the article by Gary Kleck and Marc Gertz. The reason I am troubled is that they have provided an almost clear-cut case of methodologically sound research in support of something I have theoretically opposed for years, namely, the use of a gun in defense against a criminal perpetrator". He went on to say that the NCVS survey did not contradict the Kleck study and that "I do not like their conclusions that having a gun can be useful, but I cannot fault their methodology. They have tried earnestly to meet all objections in advance and have done exceedingly well."" He deserves credit for recognizing his personal bias. Here is Wolfgang's 1995 paper, "A tribute to a position I have opposed." http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6854&context=jclc http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent...