What are the odds that gun control advocates will drop their endlessly-professed faith in “common sense” and examine the issues surrounding civilian disarmament from a rational, scientific point-of-view? By the same token, how many gun rights advocates are seeing what they want to see in polling and crime data numbers without “proper” analysis? Let me put it this way: if TTAG writer, computer programmer and former DHS analyst Nick Leghorn says something’s scientifically accurate, chances are it is. If that squares with John “More Guns, Less Crime” Lott’s point-of-view, that’s another clue you’re cozying up to the truth about guns. If someone agrees with either braniac because of their own political predilections—rather than mad math skillz—they’re still right! How great is that? [h/t SS]
NFL patdowns are a joke.
It’s a Dikfur
72% of Americans want “gun control” (i.e., want the world to be safer)
72% of Americans like guns (i.e., want to be able to defend themselves).
Nothing really surprising here.
Never accuse the medical profession of allowing logic to infect their discussions of guns. Both the AMA and the American Pediatrics Association have come out strongly against guns, and in particular guns in the home. Perhaps this is an outgrowth of the first principle, “first do no harm”, and the belief that guns do nothing but harm, i.e., serve no legitimate purpose that can be balanced into the risk-benefit analysis.
We also have to recognize that peoples’ reaction to guns is largely if not entirely driven by unreasoning emotion. My wife, for example, hates guns. Logic will not dissuade her from this hatred–even though she clearly recognizes that her reaction is indeed emotional and illogical. And that is the end of the conversation. The same is true for Bloomy and his minions–they have emotionally concluded that guns are evil, unnecessary to the civilians, and provide no societal benefit. Hence any means is acceptable to ensure their removal from society.
Dem Tavors.
Love their FB page 🙂