American news haunts the gun debate in Canada
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Mark Twain American news haunts the gun debate…
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Should we be tougher on ‘assault-style’ rifles?
In a recent article, Blake Brown maintained that “assault-style” rifles should be restricted, citing police concerns, although he never quite gets around to explaining what…
Do more guns mean more crime?
Rural Canada is “gun country.” But do more guns mean more crime? In 2017 StatsCan reported that both violent crime and property crime rates were…
Does gun control work?
Gun control proponents assume that clamping down on guns stops murderers. But does gun control work? Over the past few decades, a variety of jurisdictions…
Can restrictive gun laws stop terrorists?
After the recent terrorist attacks in France and England, we see a lot of candles being lit, teddy bears being distributed, and inclusive gestures made…
Can Suicide Rates be Reduced by Gun Control Laws?
The short answer is, “No.” Check out a paper by criminologist Don Kates about gun laws and suicide in Europe that was published in the Harvard…
Did Deinstitutionalization increase suicide by cop?
In the 1980s and 1990s governments around the world decided to shut down public mental institutions, releasing the inmates to fend for themselves, even those…
Snopes.com shows itself to be anti-gun
In the debate over gun control, it is often difficult to know which so-called “facts” are real, given the conflicting claims that are rampant. Not…
Giving Snopes a Chance to Fix a Flawed Review
I recently wrote to Snopes.com asking that they retract “Harvard Flaw Review,” by Kim LaCapria. This review makes numerous errors in discussing a paper that Don…
Are gun controls in Europe effective?
An extensive study that I published with American criminologist and constitutional lawyer Don Kates confirms the negative results of previous international studies in 2007. Our…