When Objective Analysis of Firearms and Violent Crime Puts Researchers’ Reputations at Risk
By Robert B. Young, MD
Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership member Mark Hamill, MD recently let us know about his team’s newly published paper on how firearm sales across the states correlate with violent crime....
DRGO Study Finds No Association Between Increased Legal Firearm Sales and Crime Rates
From the Second Amendment Foundation . . .
Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership—a project of the Second Amendment Foundation—has released a new study showing there is “no association between increased lawful firearm sales and rates...
Here’s the Right Way to Give Someone a Firearm as a Gift
https://youtu.be/wNNlYsN9FfA
With gift-buying season upon us, it’s natural for gun owners who enjoy target shooting, hunting, collecting or just plain plinking to want to share their enjoyment of firearms with others. What better way to...
Gun-Grabbers’ Nightmare: 64% of American Have a Favorable View of Supreme Court’s Bruen Decision
A majority of the public favors the June 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, which established a right to possess a gun outside the home, with 64% in favor...
Americans Aren’t Buying More Gun Control…They’re Buying More Guns
Historic numbers of law-abiding Americans joined the gun-owning community for the first time in recent years, including large numbers of women and minorities. National gun control groups at the same time continue to shout...
There Are Things We Can Do to Prevent Mass Shootings and Make Them Less...
By Rob Morse
What can be done to stop more mass murderers in the United States? That question comes to mind since President Biden recently claimed we need to massively disarm honest US citizens in...
Lott: Entertainment Media’s Anti-Gun Message Slants the Gun Control Debate and Endangers Law-Abiding Americans
When an alleged armed robber barged into Ranchito #4 Taqueria on Jan. 4, almost every customer froze with fear. But one good Samaritan, an unnamed 46-year-old man, quickly jumped into action to protect himself and his...
A Tale of Two Studies: The Real Effect of Constitutional Carry on Violent Crime
By Robert B. Young, MD
“States with relaxed concealed carry laws see spike in violent crimes.”
-- New York Post, October 5, 2022
“CDC data shows constitutional carry states have fewer total and gun-related homicides.”
-- TTAG, October...
How to ‘Win’ a Debate About Guns: The Hoplophobic Argument Tree
By BJ Campbell, Handwaving Freakoutery
Today I’m going to present a bookmarkable example of how to use the HWFO material, which is largely mathematical in nature and not emotional or ideological, to “win” a debate about guns. Please be...
Oh, The Humanity: Latest Polling Shows a Majority of Americans Now Oppose an ‘Assault...
Americans have purchased modern sporting rifles (MSRs) by the millions and are becoming more aware of the firearm’s functionality and operation. As a result, a new poll shows Americans increasingly do not support a...
How Americans Are Taught to Hate Guns and Despise Gun Owners
By Rob Morse
We all know how to sell something. We also know how to discredit an idea or action. All we have to do is ignore its benefits and inflate its costs. Are those...