According to a study published in Preventative Medicine, less than one percent of crime victims use a firearm to defend themselves, and moreover, those that do are no more likely to escape unscathed.
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Armed Victims Just as Likely To be Injured During Assaults as Unarmed Victims, Study Finds
Published: September 6, 2015 { 3 comments }
Anti-Gun Comedian Gives Epic Rant on Gun Control
Published: September 5, 2015 { 33 comments }A comedian goes off on the Second Amendment, gun owners and the National Rifle Association.
Family Services Takes Children Because Concealed Carrying Foster Parents Don’t Exercise ‘Good Judgment’
Published: September 4, 2015 { 3 comments }A Las Vegas family was split apart after the Department of Family Services decided a pair of concealed carrying foster parents weren’t fit to be around children.
Violent Criminals Don’t Get Their Guns From Gun Stores, Chicago Inmates Confess
Published: September 3, 2015 { 4 comments }A recent study revealed what every Second Amendment advocate already knows: Bad guys don’t get their guns through legal channels.
Nation’s Top Law Dog: ‘Sad Fact… No one is Safe’ from Gun Violence
Published: September 3, 2015 { 7 comments }“It is a sad fact now that no one is safe” from gun violence, said U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
The One Gun Violence Statistic that No One Wants to Talk About
Published: September 3, 2015 { 60 comments }What is the one gun violence statistic that no one wants to talk about?
Gun-Control Group Encourages Citizens to Call Police on Open, Concealed Carriers — Going Too Far?
Published: September 2, 2015 { 47 comments }“If you see someone carrying a firearm in public—openly or concealed—and have ANY doubts about their intent, call 911 immediately and ask police to come to the scene,” says the CSGV on its Facebook page.
Student, 17, Starts Petition for Concealed Carry in Montana Schools
Published: September 2, 2015 { 3 comments }A 17-year-old junior at Montana’s Whitefish High School is collecting signatures for a new bill that would allow employees with a concealed carry permit to be armed at school.
Arkansas Attorney General Says Open Carry Is Now ‘OK’ — But Police May Stop You
Published: September 1, 2015 { 22 comments }It used to be a crime for an upstanding Arkansas citizen to openly carry a firearm within the state, but Attorney General Leslie Rutledge says that’s no longer the case.
Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993, Study Finds
Published: August 30, 2015 { 6 comments }While most people are under the impression that gun-related crimes have been skyrocketing in recent years, a new study shows they’ve actually been dropping significantly since their peak in 1993.