John Lott’s newest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way:
Normally, even the New York Times doesn’t cite such an unreliable source as Mother Jones for evidence. But when it comes to gun control, it’s considered okay to use biased sources, call people names, and thoughtlessly dismiss the notion that gun-free zones endanger lives.
After the recent shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana, former Texas Governor Rick Perry suggested that people should be able to defend themselves in public. How did the Times react? It characterized those who agree with Perry as “fanatics who own the Republican Party by intimidation.”
Take the Times’ response to the fact that, with just two exceptions, all mass public shootings since 1950 have occurred in places where civilians aren’t allowed to carry guns for protection. The Times claims that these places are “not gun-free at all” if there are “no metal detectors or screening.” Metal detectors may be useful for stopping potential killers, but disarming law-abiding permit holders just isn’t a productive goal. As a group, permit holders are extremely law-abiding and are even convicted of felonies and misdemeanors at a tiny fraction of the rate that police are. . . .
The rest of the piece is available here.
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