by Dan Mitchell | Aug 28, 2016 | Blogs, Crime, Society
While I’m depressed about the election and America’s economic future, the news isn’t completely grim. Advocates of personal freedom are winning on the issue of guns. Gun ownership has become more pervasive and legal protections for the Second Amendment have expanded,...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 15, 2016 | Blogs, Crime, Society
I recently wrote about gun control, noting how there’s less murder in demographically similar U.S. states than there is in matching Canadian provinces. This is one of the reasons why I’m optimistic about protecting the Second Amendment. The empirical evidence is so...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 7, 2016 | Blogs, Crime, Society
In my analysis of the best and worst developments of 2015, I suggested that growing resistance to gun control is something we should celebrate. Particularly since we have a President who is relentless (though fortunately ineffective) in launching ideological attacks...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 14, 2015 | Blogs, Crime, Society
I almost feel sorry for the gun-control crowd. They keep trying to convince themselves that people are on their side, but schemes to restrict the 2nd Amendment keep getting defeated on Capitol Hill. And when a handful of state governments go against the trend and try...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2015 | Blogs, Crime, Society
In 2012, I shared some important observations from Jeffrey Goldberg, a left-leaning writer for The Atlantic. In his column, he basically admitted his side was wrong about gun control. Then, in 2013, I wrote about a column by Justin Cronin in the New York Times. He...
