The Gun-Free Zone Myth: No relationship between Gun-Free Zones and Mass...
This post challenges the belief that ‘gun-free zones’, areas such as schools and work place institutions, are breeding grounds for a mass shooting. The commonly held belief that mass shooters are...
View ArticleThe MAD Theory of Guns
Myth “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” – Wayne LaPierre Overview of Pro-Gun Arguments Guns are an effective deterrent against bad guys with guns. As you cannot...
View ArticleDebunking the Gun Free Zone Myth: “Mass Murder Magnets”
Note: This column originally appeared in The Trace In the wake of the Wednesday shooting at a Charleston, S.C., church that left nine people dead, John R. Lott Jr., the prominent researcher whose work...
View ArticleHow America’s Lax Gun Laws Aid Mass Murderers and Cripple Communities of Color
Note – This article originally appeared in VICE Gun Free Zones Don’t Attract Mass Shootings In the wake of the massacre at Charleston’s African Methodist Episcopal Church last month, gun rights...
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