Statistics continue to support the impression created by the grim sequence of mass shootings in this country that such incidents are becoming more common. These are frequently highlighted by the ramshackle system of background checks for gun-buyers. Gun lobbyists and their allies say the answer is for more law-abiding Americans to carry guns in colleges, or shopping malls, or churches. This impulse to self-defense in kind is natural, but surely mistaken. Does keeping guns or carrying them around make people safer? All research suggests it does not. In fact keeping guns at home doubles the risk of a resulting homicide.
Posts published in “Day: August 12, 2015”
Jerusalem Burning;
MRC Facts;
Weed Burritos;
Surreal Meeting;
County Lying;
The Kiss;
Hillary's Ambition;
Invisible Cabin;
Husband Store;
Catch of the Day;
Texas Steve;
Transcontinental Transcendence;
WSJ at Hendy
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