Gun Ownership Neither Increases Nor Decreases the Crime Rate
You are no less likely to be a victim of violent crime in a country with fewer guns.
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The Correlation Between Gun Ownership and Homicide Rate
If you control for developing countries and South Africa, with its history of apartheid and ethnic conflict, there is a strong link between the number of guns per capita and gun-related homicides in a country.
The Truth About Violence and Gun Policy in the United States
We need to stop spinning the research on mass shootings and acts of terror—the outliers—so that we can focus on more common and deadlier threats.
Guns, Game, and Control: Who Are America’s Hunters?
Since the Newtown massacre I have heard repeatedly that one necessary act for advancing gun control is to…
Political Stereotyping (cont.): The Case of The Gun Shop That Stopped Selling Machine Guns
More than 150,000 have viewed the above video since 2010. Had you? Our own Tom Jacobs recently reported…
School Shootings and Gun Control
The tragic mass killings at that Connecticut school will undoubtedly spur renewed calls for gun control. According to…
Every Month, a Multi-Person Shooting in the U.S.
Here’s a frightening list: every month there has been a shooting of multiple people in the U.S. Of…
Batman Shootings Explained – by Everyone
Deborah Blum of the Knight Science Journalism Tracker has a great roundup of answers to the question: “Why…
‘Stand Your Ground’ Stats Point to High Costs
An Urban Institute examination of U.S. homicides where self-defense was claimed suggests that the possible costs of “Stand Your Ground” laws exceed their benefits.
Patchwork of Gun Laws Assists Traffickers
Decentralized regulation in the gun-friendly U.S. creates ample opportunities for guns to leech from lightly regulated areas to stricter locales.