Lott: Banning Guns is a Sure Way to Increase Homicide Rates

Banning guns might reduce firearm suicides and cases of self-defense, but it won’t reduce firearm murders. Indeed, a ban on guns, even a handgun ban like the ones we’ve seen in Washington and Chicago, inevitably makes things much worse. After every gun ban, murder rates have gone up. One would think that just once, out of simple … Read more

A New York City Mom Moves to Texas and Learns to Live With Gun Owners. Sort Of.

The quote of the day is presented by Guns.com. Of course, I had my eyes peeled in Manhattan for any concerns of violence while pushing the double stroller to and from an outing, but while riding the subway or taking my kids to a street festival there was a sense of relief in knowing it … Read more