Scientia est potentia

One of the things that has always struck me about anti-gun activists is how they self-identify. When you call yourself a gun control activist or participate in organizations with rather self-explanatory names (like the Coalition for Gun Control or the International Action Network on Small Arms), you tell everyone that you’ve already made your mind up on what the problem is. You are saying that you are dead set on campaigning against inanimate objects rather than the social, cultural, political and economic problems that cause violence. Read more…