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Philosophy, Short Read

The Inevitability Argument: Why Conservatives Love It, And Why That’s Just the Way Things Are

Nov 18, 2013, 6:03 PM 8

The Way Things Are “What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are” –Epictetus Claims that problems are inevitable, or that attempts to resolve problems will inevitably fail whether they be physical feats, or scientific barriers,…

Data, Philosophy

The National Security Paradox: How America’s obsession with guns harms worldwide security

Nov 7, 2013, 7:03 PM 15

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…

Long Read

Suicides: The Missing Movement- Why More Guns Means More Suicides

Oct 31, 2013, 7:18 PM 23

Billy and the Golden Gate Bridge “The Golden Gate Bridge is practically suicide proof. Suicide from the bridge is neither possible nor probable” –Chief Engineer Joseph Strauss, 1936 Billy was an 18-year old high school student. He attended a…

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…

Constitution, History

Militia Myths: Why Armed Populations Don’t Prevent Tyranny, But Often Lead To It

Sep 18, 2013, 5:23 PM 239

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

Sep 3, 2013, 2:14 AM 8

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….

Data, Debunking Myths, Long Read

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…

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Constitutional Fallacies Part 1: Insurrectionists

Aug 11, 2013, 6:30 PM 23

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…

Long Read, Philosophy

The MAD Theory of Guns

Aug 6, 2013, 10:36 PM 21

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…

Long Read, Philosophy

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

Myth “The bad guys, the criminals, don’t follow laws and restricting more of America’s freedoms when it comes to self-defense isn’t the answer.” – Sarah Palin “…The challenge with gun laws is that by definition criminals do not follow…

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Philosophy, Short Read

The Inevitability Argument: Why Conservatives Love It, And Why That’s Just the Way Things Are

Data, Philosophy

The National Security Paradox: How America’s obsession with guns harms worldwide security

Long Read

Suicides: The Missing Movement- Why More Guns Means More Suicides

Long Read

Debunking the “Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People” Myth

Constitution, History

Militia Myths: Why Armed Populations Don’t Prevent Tyranny, But Often Lead To It

Constitution, Debunking Myths, History

Constitutional Fallacies Part II: The Myth of an Unlimited Right

Data, Debunking Myths, Long Read

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

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Constitutional Fallacies Part 1: Insurrectionists

Long Read, Philosophy

The MAD Theory of Guns

Long Read, Philosophy

Rebutting the ‘Criminals don’t follow laws’ and ‘Gun Control only hurts law-abiding citizens’ argument against gun control

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Rebutting the ‘Criminals don’t follow laws’ and ‘Gun Control only hurts law-abiding citizens’ argument against gun control

Debunking the “Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People” Myth

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