Fact checking pro-gun arguments

Fact checking pro-gun arguments

And while I’m on this political tangent, I might as well dig in to the gun debate.

Dave Gilson at Mother Jones looked at 10 of the most used talking points in support of gun rights. Here’s one:

Fact-check: Mass shootings stopped by armed civilians in the past 30 years: 0 • Chances that a shooting at an ER involves guns taken from guards: 1 in 5

Lots of interesting points in Gilson’s post. Read it.

via Kottke