Data, Debunking Myths, Long Read Debunking the “Good Guy With A Gun” Myth: Guns Do Not Make You Safer Jan 27, 2015, 7:01 AM 37 **Note: This column appeared in Slate on 1/26/2015 ** Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association issued a passionate call to arms last year, painting a bleak picture of a dystopian America on the brink of collapse: We know, in the world…
Long Read Debunking the “Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People” Myth Oct 8, 2013, 12:02 PM 273 Guns don’t kill people, children do. Cassie Culpepper, age 11, was riding in the back of a pickup when her 12-year-old brother pointed his father’s pistol at her. He believed he had removed the bullets, and so jokingly pulled…
Rebutting the ‘Criminals don’t follow laws’ and ‘Gun Control only hurts law-abiding citizens’ argument against gun control Aug 2, 2013, 7:25 PM 162
Militia Myths: Why Armed Populations Don’t Prevent Tyranny, But Often Lead To It Sep 18, 2013, 5:23 PM 239