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#20 Muskets v. AR-15s, Due Process, Gun Violence Statistics

In this episode, I answer the question: Does the 2nd Amendment apply to all bearable arms or just muskets? Many folks today believe the founders could never have imagined an AR-15 and would never support civilian ownership of one. I explore what it would be like if all Constitutional rights were treated this way. I talk about the success of insurgencies against superior fighting power. Most importantly, I explore the many 18th century "assault weapons" that existed when the 2nd Amendment was written. I answer the question: Does the state or federal government have the right to decide who can and who cannot own a gun? Many don't know that the 2nd Amendment isn't the only provision of the Constitution that protects gun rights. The 14th Amendment is also an important bulwark against gun control. To be legitimate, any gun control measure must pass muster with the 14th Amendment's due process clause. Finally, I debunk 4 common statistical myths that gun control activists love to regurgitate. #1 More guns = more murder. #2 Mass shooting are exceedingly common in US. #3 An "assault weapons" ban would solve gun violence. #4 Defensive uses of guns are very uncommon. Important links: Riddle of the Gun https://samharris.org/the-riddle-of-the-gun/ Small arms survey https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/jul/22/gu n-homicides-ownership-world-list Demographics of gun ownership http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/the-demographics -of-gun-ownership/ Crime Prevention Research Center https://crimeresearch.org/2015/06/comparing-death-rates-f rom-mass-public-shootings-in-the-us-and-europe/ https://crimeresearch.org/2018/11/new-cprc-research-mas s-public-shootings-are-much-higher-in-the-rest-of-the-world -and-increasing-much-more-quickly/ 2018 FBI murder rate https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018 /topic-pages/murder 2004 FBI murder rate https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2004 FBI Murder weapon data https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018 /tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8.xls CDC Study https://www.nap.edu/read/18319/chapter/1 Childhood firearm Injuries http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/ early/2017/06/15/peds.2016-3486 Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/unalienable Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelAutery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnalienablePodcast

#19 - What does the 2nd Amendment Mean?

In this episode, I dive into the meaning of the 2nd Amendment by explaining the meaning of the terms well-regulated and "the right of the people," by explaining current Supreme Court precedent, and by demonstrating the original intent of the founders based on their own words. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/unalienable Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelAutery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnalienablePodcast

#17 - Everything Wrong with the OSHA Vax Mandate

In response to an out-of-line Tweet by the President, the left is calling criticism of Ilhan Omar an incitement to violence. This is not only incorrect, it's downright malicious. Nothing will hasten the doom of our republic like conflating criticism (even unfair criticism) with incitement to violence, especially criticism of our political leaders. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/unalienable Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelAutery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnalienablePodcast

#16.8 - Best Pro Gun Argument Ever Part 8: Gun Violence Solutions and Broken Discorse

In this episode, I'll finally give my own policy suggestions to address gun violence and I'll explain everything that's wrong with the discussion of gun reform. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com  USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/03/ban-assault-weapons-buy-them-back-prosecute-offenders-column/570590002/   Photo by annie bolin on Unsplash Join my patreon https://www.patreon.com/unalienable 

#16.7 - Best Pro Gun Argument Ever Part 7: The Ethical Case for Guns

The question of gun ownership is above all an ethical one, not a statistical one. In this episode I dive into the ethical hard cases to defend the use of AR 15s, high capacity magazines, and firearms in general for self defense. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Photo by Sofia Sforza on Unsplash Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/unalienable