crime – Armed With Reason

moreguns-1920x1000-c-top[1] — Note- This column originally appeared in The Trace A Gallup poll taken last October found that around 63 percent of Americans believe that having a gun in the house makes their home safer. It’s a perception in keeping with…

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Less Guns, Less Crime- Debunking the Self-Defense Myth

Aug 21, 2013, 12:38 AM 164

Myth: Opponents of concealed-carry laws, such as Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York, insist that the presence of armed citizens at mass shootings would result in even more deaths because of crossfire. But armed civilians prevented mass shootings on…