
Please, if you care about gun violence in America and want to cut through the irrational rhetoric on all sides, and hear thoughtful deliberation, please listen to this podcast…
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It’s outside of the usual paywall. Some takeaways: “assault weapons” (or whatever you want to call them) bans have limited impact, there is a place for a good guy with a gun, “sheltering in place” and a single schoolhouse door are terrible ideas, gun sellers need to take more responsibility, and video games matter. From Sam Harris and Making Sense:
https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/283-gun-violence-in-america
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