I think the first thing we should do is recognize that we are not going to prevent every instance of mass killing in schools. It’s been going on for a long time. We can get them to be more rare […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for The Fallacy of Gun Control
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It’s always frustrating for me to discuss gun rights with either side. I have a very clear understanding of The Second Amendment, but that’s not what informs my opinion on current and proposed regulation. I approach this from a more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday, I shared a simple analysis I performed on Australian gun policy and violent crime in Australia some four years ago. It was picked up by a couple of gun rights groups and shared several more times. This resulted in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gun control advocates often to point to Australia’s 1996 gun ban success as rationale for restricting firearms in the United States. They’ll often tout Australia’s reduced homicide rate to justify the claims of success. A simple regression analysis tells a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I often hear folks cite the level of vehicle regulation in the United States as justification to increase firearms regulation. Do they really want to regulate firearms like we do cars? I’m not so sure they understand what they are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The title here implies that she actually has some sense, but I am starting to doubt even that. All this time, I thought she was just lying. One of her latest tweets demonstrates what I am talking about. With minimal […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last month, ten to fifteen Islamic terrorists sieged the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. We watched in horror over the next three days as photos and reports of atrocities were paraded in the news. In the end, they horrifically killed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This woman gets it. There isn’t much I can say here that I haven’t said before or that Jennie Cochran doesn’t say in the video. It speaks for itself. Notice at the 2:00 mark she says that her sister’s killer […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dr Ben Carson, the neurosurgeon who became the darling of conservative media after remarks critical of Obamacare in front of Obama, has made waves with conservatives yet again. No, it’s not because of his newest remarks about Obamacare likening it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the common arguments offered against campus concealed carry is that “the college lifestyle is defined by alcohol and drug abuse. Why would any sane person want to add guns to that mix?” There are many fallacies to this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…