Devin Hughes and Jen Pauliukonis devin@gvpedia.org and jen@mdpgv.org In a February 12, 2018 NYTimes op-ed article, “Background Checks Are Not the Answer to Gun Violence,” John Lott, a pro-gun commentator, condemned the firearm purchase background check system with the specious claim…
Devin Hughes and Jen Pauliukonis devin@gvpedia.org and jen@mdpgv.org Alternative facts. Fake news. Post-truth. America seems to be awash in misinformation. Perhaps in no other space is this deception felt more keenly than in America’s gun debate. For decades,…
Philosophy
How Gun Advocates’ Blind Focus on “Freedom To” is Destroying Lives by Ignoring Our Right to “Freedom From”
Christy Christy is a world-famous boxer. Despite her prowess in the ring, she was physically and psychologically abused at home. She endured for 20 years before finally deciding to leave her tormentor. Her husband, upon hearing the decision, stabbed…
Data, Philosophy
The National Security Paradox: How America’s obsession with guns harms worldwide security
Conservatives who are quite willing to toss privacy rights to the wayside in the name of patriotism fail to recognize the severe breach in national security created by the lack of gun regulations. Whether it’s the NSA or the…
Constitution, History
Militia Myths: Why Armed Populations Don’t Prevent Tyranny, But Often Lead To It
Constitutional Fallacies: Part III Myth It’s something we’ve seen happen time and time again in history — with Stalin, happened in Cambodia, and then of course, the Third Reich. No one saw that coming until it was too late….
Constitution, Debunking Myths, History
Constitutional Fallacies Part II: The Myth of an Unlimited Right
Myth Historical examination of the right to bear arms, from English antecedents to the drafting of the Second Amendment, bears proof that the right to bear arms has consistently been, and should still be, construed as an individual right….
Myth You may think a 30 round magazine is too big. Under the real purpose of the second amendment, a 30 round magazine might be too small. – Erick Erickson To put it bluntly, I need an assault rifle…
Myth “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” – Wayne LaPierre Overview of Pro-Gun Arguments Guns are an effective deterrent against bad guys with guns. As you cannot…
Myth “I refuse to play the game of ‘assault weapon,’ because that’s any weapon. It’s a hammer. It’s the machetes. In Rwanda that killed 800,000 people, an article came out this week, the massive number that are killed with…