I disagree with Lott on a fundamental level.
It’s not that I don’t appreciate his work. He skewers the myths of the gun grabbers in a very effective manner.
But in my mind, statistical arguments are irrelevant to fundamental rights. Each and every individual would have an inalienable right to keep and bear, even if it did cause increased violent crime.
I like it that Lott has proven that it doesn’t, and I like that he’s shown that the gun banners are raving moonbats, but fundamental rights are not subject to utilitarian considerations.
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I agree. Fighting with gun grabbers over what is even the truth is pointless and distracting and gives them legitimacy they don’t deserve. They want to win, and like any good communist, the ends justify the means, and they will lie and slander and just make up stuff in order to win.
Summed up, when confronted with the plea for “reasonable” gun control, the answer should be; ‘ “Screw you.” That’s it. Except the first word isn’t “Screw.” ‘