Paul M. Jones | Gun Control 2026-05-08T09:12:58-05:00 I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise. 2017-10-05T09:22:26-05:00 Then, my colleagues and I at FiveThirtyEight spent three months analyzing all 33,000 lives ended by guns each year in the United States, and I wound up frustrated in a whole new way. We looked at what interventions might have saved those people, and ... Murder Is An Urban, Not Nationwide, Problem 2017-08-25T13:15:06-05:00 In 2014, the most recent year that a county level breakdown is available, 54 percent of counties (with 11 percent of the population) had no murders. 69 percent of counties had no more than one murder, and about 20 percent of the population and onl... Grandpa With A Gun Defends 19-Year-Old From Gang Rape 2014-11-02T17:17:02-06:00 Two of the suspects reportedly knocked on the grandfather’s door at around 10 p.m. Monday and then stormed in and demanded money when he answered. All three of the men were armed and wearing black cloths, ski masks and gloves, according to polic... When Do You Shoot?; or, "Unarmed" Does Not Mean "Not Dangerous" 2014-08-27T20:03:22-05:00 I can tell you right now, you are not going to like this essay from Fred On Everything. I didn't like it, and yet it shows some sense. You should read the whole thing, but this part especially stands our for me: As a fresh cop, you will notice that ... How Guns Made The Civil Rights Movement Possible 2014-07-30T19:16:18-05:00 Chinn was already a legend in Madison County, Mississippi, because of his unwillingness to bend to white power. David Dennis, then CORE’s Mississippi project director, recalls being in the courtroom of the county courthouse in Canton, Mississipp... What "stand your ground" laws actually mean 2014-06-28T14:05:59-05:00 This is because “stand your ground” simply means that, if you reasonably believe that you face imminent death, serious bodily injury, rape, kidnapping, or (in most states) robbery, you can use deadly force against the assailant, even if you... Michelangelo's David With A Rifle: A Right To Bear Arms 2014-03-22T16:21:11-05:00 ArmaLite’s ads broke the unwritten rules. Instead of highlighting the hero’s body, they emphatically made him a warrior. Hence Franceschini’s objection to an “armed David,” even though every David is armed. “David famous... Vote For Gun Control, Get Recalled 2013-09-11T11:45:21-05:00 Something pretty remarkable happened in Colorado on Tuesday night. John Morse, the Democratic president of the state Senate, was recalled from office. So was Democratic state Sen. Angela Giron. Taken together, the losses arguably represent the ... Houston woman fatally shoots man wielding knife 2013-07-25T12:08:54-05:00 A 23-year-old Houston woman defended herself with deadly force Sunday night after a man assaulted her and threatened her with a knife in a gas station parking lot. Surveillance footage shows the shooter retrieving a rifle from the trunk of her car an... A civil rights victory as Illinois enacts nation's final concealed-gun law 2013-07-09T22:58:09-05:00 The last holdout on allowing the public possession of concealed guns, Illinois joined the rest of the nation Tuesday as lawmakers raced to beat a federal court deadline in adopting a carry law over Gov. Pat Quinn's objections. Massive majorities in t...