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GVP11C (2) — 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,…

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Guns as a Defense Against Terrorists? The Stats Say Otherwise

Mar 28, 2016, 12:34 AM 1

Two weeks ago on CBS’s Face the Nation, GOP presidential contender Marco Rubio boasted about purchasing a handgun on Christmas Eve. When asked why he had bought the weapon, the Senator from Florida explained that personal firearm ownership is the…

Philosophy, Short Read

Why I Want Crooks to Know That My House Is a Gun-Free Zone

Nov 29, 2015, 9:34 PM 6

Forced to choose, would you rather have a sign in your front yard announcing you are a proud gun owner, or one that your home is a gun-free zone? For gun advocates, the choice is obvious: As widely-discredited researcher John…

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Debunking Myths, Short Read

A Thanksgiving-Edition Cliff Notes Guide to the Gun Debate

Nov 29, 2015, 9:32 PM 1

Thanksgiving is a time to eat, drink, and, inevitably, fall into heartburn-inducing arguments with family members over politically charged topics. When the topic on the table (as it were) is gun violence or gun laws, things can get heated…

Data, Debunking Myths, Short Read

Harvard Study Embraced by Gun Rights Advocates Is Neither a “Study,” Nor From “Harvard”

Nov 29, 2015, 9:22 PM 1

In the wake of the Oregon college shooting, the website beliefnet.com caused a stir on social media with an article titled “Harvard University Study Reveals Astonishing Link Between Firearms, Crime and Gun Control.” The post pointed to a “virtually…

Debunking Myths, Short Read

Three Common-Sense Solutions to Gun Violence

Oct 19, 2015, 2:31 AM 5

Note: this column originally appeared in the Washington Post on October 15th, 2015 In the wake of yet another mass shooting, this time at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., conservative commentators have largely resisted the familiar impulse to…

Data, Debunking Myths, Short Read

More Guns, More Suicides: Why Suicide Prevention Depends Upon Gun Restrictions

Oct 19, 2015, 2:12 AM 6

Note: This article originally appeared in The Trace on September 16th, 2015 Last week the Brady Campaign released an extensively researched report titled “The Truth About Guns & Suicide,” kickstarting a long overdue conversation on the role firearms play…

French President Francois Hollande (L) poses with Americans Alek Skarlatos (2nd L), Spencer Stone (2nd R) and Anthony Sandler (L), and US ambassador to France Jane D. Hartley (C) after a ceremony in their honor at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France on August 24, 2015. The three American friends and British man Chris Norman have been awarded the Legion of Honor medal for bravery. They prevented a massacre aboard a Thalys high-speed train en route to Paris from Amsterdam on Friday when a heavily armed Moroccan gunman known as Ayoub El Khazzani opened fire. Photo by Christian Liewig/Sipa USA

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