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The Simple Solution To Gun Violence? Permits.

Jul 8, 2015, 5:29 PM 17

Note – This article originally appeared in The Trace Permit-to-purchase systems are backed by strong data. Is congressional legislation that would take the idea national the proposal more people should be debating? Earlier this month, Rep. Chris Van Hollen,…

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Debunking the Defensive Gun Use Myth

Jan 15, 2015, 7:11 PM 69

The Myth of Defensive Gun Use **Note – This article appeared in Politico on 1/14/2015 In the early hours of Nov. 2, 2013, in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, a pounding at the door startled Theodore Wafer from his slumber. Unable to…

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Guns and Children: A Tragic Combination

Jun 20, 2014, 1:23 PM 33

I have a new article out in Slate Magazine, one of the most shared columns in the last several months.  It is reproduced below. Co-authored with Devin Hughes Caroline Sparks was 2 years old. Her 5-year-old brother was playing nearby…

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Why Stop-and-Frisk Does Not Work

Apr 16, 2014, 8:03 AM 6

The Inconsistency of Our Outrage The stop-and-frisk debate is instructive in that it spotlights the inconsistency in outrage that both conservatives and liberals display over the violation of constitutional rights. Many conservatives appear completely insensitive to the empirical reality…

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