The biggest problem with tunnel vision on background checks and red flag laws is that the potential perpetrators are left on the street, still with a desire to kill as many people as possible. Like this… “Mass murders just don’t happen in other countries,” they started saying. Then Christchurch happened. At that point, the tune […]
Federal Research Shows Criminals Usually Get Their Guns via Crime
Here’s a real shocker. Just 3% of criminals get their guns from retail sources. The rest steal or obtain them through the black market… With the constant calls from anti-Second Amendment groups and politicians to make background checks mandatory for firearm purchases at gun shows, you’d think gun shows and private sales between individuals were […]
Planned TX Mass Shooting Thwarted Without Red Flag Laws, Gun Control
Vigilance and action are real proactive strategies to prevent mass murder attacks… In the wake of any mass shooting, we typically hear the usual suspects pontificate about how we absolutely need gun control and laws like extreme risk protective orders (red flag laws) in order to combat the plague of deadly rampages. It’s always a […]
Cues On Ending Mass Shootings Based On Past Experience
An interesting take on underlying motivation, and solution, for mass murder attacks… I’m very much about finding solutions to prevent mass shootings, preferably without the need for new laws. The truth is, new rules and regulations are likely to bring in a whole bunch of new problems. The Law of Unintended Consequences is a thing, after all. […]
A History of Gun Control in the United States and How It Relates to Racism
An interesting historical narrative about the US Gun Control movement… In a time when all-encompassing freedom was the hot topic, the idea of everyone being able to own a firearm was the standard. The right of citizens to arm themselves was not only widely accepted but encouraged. Our Founding Fathers knew that tyranny would have […]
Study Forgets Differences Exist Between Toddlers and 21-Year-Olds
Sigh… Another study deliberately lumps adult gang banger crime into a study about guns and children… It seems every public health journal is obligated to publish one junk-science article on kids and guns per year. The latest is a “study” published in Pediatrics called “State Gun Laws and Pediatric Firearm-Related Mortality.” It is in the headlines, and it is […]
Twitter Has Locked the Crime Prevention Research Center Account for Tweeting About the El Paso WalMart Shooter, Won’t Explain
Twitter continues to enforce arbitrary “rules” to stifle speech with which it disagrees… #ShockedFace First, Twitter blocked John Lott’s account because of a post about the New Zealand mosque killer, and now they have locked the Crime Prevention Research Center’s account. Again, they have blocked this account for a similar reason — explaining that the killer […]
Dayton, Ohio Shooter Was a Gun Control Advocate?
This is hard to process. Logic is absent in all of this, but how does one reconcile anti-gun views with mass murder using a gun? As we noted in a previous post, the El Paso WalMart killer is a environmental extremist. Now, it turns out that the Dayton, Ohio killer is a registered Democrat. He […]
Why Anti-Gun People Should Go to the Range
Have you ever met someone who holds intractable anti-gun views who also knows a lot about guns? No, stay with me. This is a serious question, and I mean no disrespect. I haven’t yet encountered a person knowledgeable on guns, concealed carry or shooting in general who also holds strong anti-gun views. Not one. Read […]
National Shooting Sports Month Kicks Off with Reminder That ‘A Day at the Range is a Day of Fun!’
NEWTOWN, Conn. — National Shooting Sports Month® in August provides the perfect opportunity for experienced target shooters and newcomers alike to head to a shooting range in your area and experience what millions of Americans have long appreciated — that a day at the range is a day of fun! This 31-day celebration of the […]