March 11, 2017
Stop Banning Muslims, Stop Banning Guns
The debate over President Trump’s travel ban and the debate over gun control look surprisingly similar – except for who’s on which side. In each case, supporters of the policy…
Posts filed under gun control
July 29, 2014
The Gun Control Debate in One Advertisement
This disturbing video is worth watching, because I think it encapsulates much of the consequentalist side of American gun control debate: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUAL6ie1ufc] Gun control proponents think: More and better gun…
December 21, 2012
On the Right to Own a Gun
In light of the recent calls for a “national conversation” about gun violence and gun control, and in light of the admiration that some of us here at BHL have…
July 20, 2012
Seen and Unseen
Whenever there’s a violent tragedy, someone immediately starts using it as an excuse to restrict civil liberties. Many on the left understand this when it comes to the Patriot Act,…
August 30, 2011
“What are you going to do with your gun?”
The most recent issue of The Atlantic has a fascinating article by Adam Winkler on “The Secret History of Guns.” It’s worth reading in its entirety, but I was especially…