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Do you carry a gun?
Bad idea, says Hollywood. Civilians with guns are fools. You are more likely to hurt yourself than the bad guy.
“Leave it to a good guy with a gun to really screw things up,” says a cop on ABC’s “The Rookie.”
Liberalpoliticiansagree.
“Agoodguywithagunwillstopbadguyswithagun?!Itdoesn’tholdup,”smilesNewYorkGov.KathyHochul.
“Anadolescentrescuefantasy,”addsan“expert”onCBS.
Now,I’mnotagunperson.Iwasraisedamongleftygunhaters.IassumedHollywoodand“experts”wereright.
WhenIsaweconomistJohnLott’sbook,“MoreGuns,LessCrime,”Irolledmyeyes.ButnowIunderstandthatLottmakesagoodpoint.
“Acouplemilliontimesayear,peopleusegunsdefensively,”hesaysinmynewvideo.“Whenaciviliantriestostoponeoftheseinstances,they’reoverwhelminglysuccessful.”
ButFBIreportssayself-defensewithgunsisrare.
“They’resimplymissingahugenumberofcases,”saysLott.He’spostedalistofcasestheFBIign
