The Truth About Guns

TTAG loves us some fact checking, statistical deconstruction and info-graphics. In other words, proving highlighting antis’ asinine analytics. Addressing that subject, regular reader writes:

The gun grabbers LOVE them some epidemiological studies. How may times are we forced to suffer the claim of “a person with a gun in the house is 40 times more likely to be shot than someone without one.” These conclusions are all based on epidemiological studies. This second half of this short Ted video explains the inherent flaws in epidemiological studies that occur even when they are well designed, which the various anti-gun studies most certainly have not been. With the Obama Admin getting ready to make a push on new “studies” of the “public health issues surrounding guns,” it’s important we understand this issue to make an effective counter argument.

c4v3man1 writes: “Came up with this idea while watching one of Kirsten Joy Weiss’s videos on your site, thought it was an entertaining concept that needs a little work.” In other words, it didn’t work. Whaddya reckon Kirsten? Is it even possible?

“I never intend to own a gun. I won’t have a gun in my house. Please don’t come over and rob me now.” – Nashville Councilwoman Megan Barry quoted in Left-leaning Megan Barry takes gun safety class [at tennesean.com]

“We were not trying to set a record,” Tim Lesser, Sharp Rifle Company’s VP of Sales and Marketing pronounced in a presser. “We just told the testers to shoot a modern sporting rifle till it jammed. After 7500 jam free rounds and a fried barrel, we felt good about the Relia-Bolt’s reliability.” Which is just as well, really, given the name of their product. To accomplish this jam-free mission, which Guinness has yet to adjudicate, the bolt features an innovative rounded and tapered lug design, S7 steel and NP3 coating. NOW how much would you pay? Well DON’T ANSWER. Because the Relia-Bolt has a lifetime warranty. NOW how much would you pay? $45? $55? How about $149.99? Sharps sure hopes so.