From What is and is NOT an assault rifle: “An assault rifle is a rifle that: has selectable firing modes can fire in fully automatic mode Select fire means that there is a switch to toggle between firing modes. One firing mode is called “semiautomatic”. Semiautomatic means that when the trigger is pulled, the following …
The Numbers As a society, we need to do our best to work with reliable statistics in order to make sound policies and laws regarding gun deaths. If we don’t do so, we’ll waste a lot of effort and lives in addition to causing further political polarization and division in our country. A good summary …
BJ Campbell has written a series of six Medium articles on guns in America, with the intent of using fact-based analysis to suggest some ideas to help reduce gun deaths. If you’re only going to read a couple articles, read the sixth and first articles (both summarized below). If you’re only going to read one …