Month: March 2014

Comparing murder rates and gun ownership across countries

Charles Blow in the New York Times last year made the very common argument: “America has the highest gun homicide rate, the highest number of guns per capita . . . .”  In another story, the New York Times quotes researcher David Hemenway as claiming: “Generally, if...

Do people feel safer if they own guns in the home?

Despite the constant onslaught exaggerating the risks of guns in the home (see also here), YouGov has a new survey finding that "42% of Americans would feel safer with a gun in the house, while 20% would feel less safe." And it turns out that they have good reason for...

Remembering Piers Morgan as his show is canceled

On the eve of Piers' last show, here are some videos and commentary that will give people a flavor of the type of show that he had. It is too bad that his show has been canceled. In many ways, Piers unintentionally helped out those who opposed gun control. Piers'...

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