Ep 121: Gun Control Myths Debunked with José Niño

n this episode, I spoke with José Niño, author of the book 10 Myths of Gun Control https://josealnino.com/10-myths-gun-control and writer at his substack Jose Nino Unfiltered https://josbcf.substack.com. We went over the common arguments for gun control and deconstruct them one by one.

In this podcast we respond to the following assertions:

5:55 - The US has the most mass shootings in the world.  18:40 - Citizens shouldn’t be able to have assault rifles and weapons of war. 23:30 - We need nationwide background checks and waiting periods. 27:00 - Australia solved its gun violence problem by banning guns. 30:30 - The Constitution is outdated. 34:25 - “Good guy with a gun” is a myth. 41:35 - Gun Cartels are armed by lax gun laws in the US. 45:50 - Gun advocates off no solutions.

Sources: Mass Public Shootings keep occurring in Gun-Free Zones: 97.8% of attacks since 1950 https://archive.is/L1Qhq#selection-447.9-447.92

Murders In US Very Concentrated: 54% Of US Counties In 2014 Had Zero Murders, 2% Of Counties Have 51% Of The Murders https://archive.is/R2K9P#selection-255.0-255.116

There Have Been 13 Mass School Shootings Since 1966, Not 27 This Year https://reason.com/2022/05/26/uvalde-texas-mass-shooting-statistics-gun-crimes-misleading/?fbclid=IwAR16lxLTTqZ_QdkG5ecQpMBU567-pdO5olavU_Yoyv0CpkTpAiTTrilMcpg

10 killed, 5 seriously wounded in attack on hotel in Celaya, Guanajuato https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/10-killed-in-attack-in-celaya-guanajuato/?utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=10-killed-celaya&fs=e&s=cl&fbclid=IwAR3jmRWDv8hd8QqaA66Knsgd5ErLu5pOf5ajaqysR2dJUwL8a2fZiA9XX70#l3kvjzvug0kwkvwidwb

Gun Control Myths: The lie that AR-15s are the weapon of choice of Mass Public Shooters https://crimeresearch.org/2021/03/gun-control-myths-the-lie-that-ar-15s-are-the-weapon-of-choice-of-mass-public-shooters/

Number of murder victims in the United States in 2020, by weapon used https://www.statista.com/statistics/195325/murder-victims-in-the-us-by-weapon-used/

Defensive Gun Use Is Not a Myth https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/defensive-gun-ownership-gary-kleck-response-115082/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piAFtYmLS58