The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I've never been one to believe that more guns results in less gun-related crime. It's just never made any logical sense to me. Is there a link between an increase in fast-food consumption and a decrease in obesity? An increase in unprotected sex and a decrease in sexually-transmitted diseases? It's about cause and effect. What are guns designed to do? Shoot. What are the possible effects of shooting a firearm? Injuring and/or killing an animal or person. The more guns that are purchased and shot, the greater the gun-related crime will likely be. The greater the fast-food consumption, the greater the obesity rate will likely be. The greater the frequency of unprotected sex, the greater the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases will likely be. That's what logic, consistency, and common sense have told me through the years. However, many on the right-side of the political spectrum have been attempting to persuade people that the direct opposite is true - with an increase...