Don't Be Buffaloed
Let’s talk about some of the legal technicalities surrounding the calls for gun control we’re hearing in the aftermath of the recent shooting in Buffalo, New York.
For My Next Trick…
Just like Penn & Teller, the aim is to make sure you're focusing on the hand that seems to be the busiest…while the other hand is perpetrating the real trick.
Incoming!
I Was A Gun Confiscator
Time to tell a story…a true story. I’m going to leave out specifics regarding locations and names, but this really happened, and I was there.
Minority Report, This Isn't
In our recent debate over both the constitutionality and effectiveness of red flag laws, there have been a lot of comparisons to the movie Minority Report. In case you’re unfamiliar, Minority Report is a science fiction film set in a future world where technology exists which allows for the prediction and prevention of crime…thus the comparison to red flag laws.
Bycatch
Here we are on the heels of three horrific mass murders, and the topic of the day seems to be what are commonly referred to as “red flag” laws. These laws are intended to provide a tool for intervention when someone is feared to be a potential (not actual) violent actor. There are two major problems with that.
That's Crazy Talk
I was recently listening to a talk given by my friend Cheryl Todd of Gun Freedom Radio on the topic of “red flag laws,” and she said something that caught my ear. She was explaining the difficulty that trained psychology and psychiatry professionals have in predicting violent behavior, and said “we suck at it.”