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  Governor Ducey  Again  Proposing the Exact WRONG Solution to Mass Casualty Events All of us are sickened by the brutal murders of children and teachers in Texas this week and, of course, everyone is asking, "What can we do to make sure this never happens again?" Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is once again promoting a so-called "red flag" law, which would allow anyone to claim that someone is a danger to themselves or others and have their firearms confiscated. Such laws have serious flaws. The U.S. Constitution prohibits depriving someone of life, liberty or property without due process of law, but "red flag" laws typically do not allow one to contest the claims against them  before  their firearms are taken away. All it takes is an aggrieved spouse or neighbor to claim that you are dangerous to set the process in motion. Victim's rights advocates have pointed out that "red flag" laws are an easy way for a stalker or predator to leave their i

 Evidence on how badly informed people are about guns and how that leads to support for gun control, Media bias after the Buffalo shooting, we were the statistical expert in a 9th Circuit win, Report on Concealed handguns saving police, and much more Crime Prevention Research Center People are poorly informed about the most basic facts in the gun control debate.  The CPRC has funded a survey  that finds the average, likely American voter mistakenly thinks that over 46% of violent crimes involve guns. The true figure is less than 8%. That isn't too surprising given that President Biden, public health researchers, and the media, violent crime is all about guns. Not surprisingly, those who believe that most violent crime involves guns are more likely to view gun control as the solution. Media bias after the mass public shooting in Buffalo continued. I have a piece  at Townhall about how the news media falsely claims that mass public shooters are "right-wingers" when they are