Only slash 3 tires?
I’m sure we’ve all heard this misconception: that if you’re going to slash someone’s tires, slash only three so insurance won’t pa...
Category: Crime
Motivations
Given the details that have come out about the shooter that attempted to take out Trump, or rather… the surprising LACK of information on him, there’...
Tell me you want a copycat…
…without telling me you want a copycat… It’s been noted time and again that giving notoriety to the perpetrators of mass homicide events and a...
Risk perception, or why women are choosing bears
Now that the party has somewhat died down around the recent social media phenomenon of women saying they’d rather run into a bear in the wild than a rando...
Imposing fines based on income
I’ve seen this idea crop up every now and again. And a lot of people are wanting this because 1. it sticks it to the rich and 2. it’s from Europe, s...
On Jeffrey Epstein
I’ll say this up front: I don’t believe Jeffrey Epstein was murdered. When Epstein’s death was announced, a lot of people presumed he had been...
Gun control States are robbery-friendly States
In continuing the analysis of gun control laws and violent crime, let’s turn our attention to robbery rates. Source for the robbery rates comes from the F...
Analysis of gun laws and violent crime
I’ve done previous analyses on the Brady scoring for various gun laws and how they relate to suicide rates in various States. To briefly recap previous ar...
Demographics of gun violence
These numbers come from the CDC WISQARS Fatal Injury Report and Nonfatal Injury Report, cross-referenced with the FBI Uniform Crime Report. All data is for cale...
Breeding fear
Firearms are both exciting and terrifying. Depending on the person, they’ll either command respect and awe for the marvels of engineering they are, or the...