John Lott has a good peice about so-called “gun free zones” where he mentions:
“For years I would tell news people about the fact that every single multiple victim public shooting in the US involving more than three people killed took place in one of these gun-free zones.”
Every time I see a “no guns allowed” sign, [...]
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Gun Free Zones: Great for Criminals, Not so Much for You.
Gun bans in the US to help Mexico?
Thursday, Feb 26th, 2009 by Brandon | 2 Comments
Filed under: Society & Politics | Tags: guns, stupid
Filed under: Society & Politics | Tags: guns, stupid
Not entirely unexpected: Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban. A couple of short points to consider:
The former “Assault Weapons” ban did not lower violent crime, and when it expired, violent crime did not increase.
There is no such thing as an “Assault Weapon.” It is a figment of a politician’s imagination; a term invented to [...]
We can always do better
The dishonest, anti-Constitution “Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence” released their “report cards” for the various states today.
Oklahoma tied for “last place” scoring a whopping 2 out of 100.
This only goes to show that there is always room for improvement.
Hopefully in 2010, OK will get a nice fat goose-egg.
Supreme Court Actually Reads Constitution
Thursday, Jun 26th, 2008 by Brandon | 1 Comments
Filed under: Society & Politics | Tags: constitution, guns, law
Filed under: Society & Politics | Tags: constitution, guns, law
Well, I’m sure everybody who cares has heard by now that the Supreme Court has affirmed that an individual has the right to own guns, and that the individual right doesn’t have anything to do with military service.
So today we had a “duh” ruling. This is so obvious that one has to wonder when [...]
Christians, the Bible, and Guns: is Self-Defense Vengeance?
Saturday, Jul 28th, 2007 by Brandon | 18 Comments
Filed under: Christianity & Religion, Society & Politics | Tags: bible, guns
Filed under: Christianity & Religion, Society & Politics | Tags: bible, guns
We’ve all heard the cries of hypocrisy: You can’t be Christian and against gun control; you can’t be pro-life and pro-gun ownership; vengeance is God’s, so why do you need a gun?, etc.
Let us examine, in particular, the charge that being prepared for self-defense is vengeance.