Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Bubble Man argues for “common sense” gun control to cut back gun violence. The only problem is, there’s no evidence to suggest his proposals would solve the issue.
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– More guns, less crime –
wsj.com/articles/gun-control-support-drops-amid-growing-crime-and-firearm-purchases-11637139601
blog.gunassociation.org/banning-guns-will-increase-crime-harvard-study-overview/#IV_MORE_GUNS_LESS_CRIME
aier.org/article/more-guns-less-crime
aei.org/carpe-diem/chart-of-the-day-more-guns-less-gun-violence-between-1993-and-2013
news.gallup.com/poll/357329/gun-owners-increasingly-cite-crime-reason-ownership.aspx
news.gallup.com/poll/199235/crime-victims-likely-own-guns.aspx
justfacts.org/guncontrol.asp
justfacts.org/guncontrol.asp#crime_dc
crimeresearch.org/2017/04/number-murders-county-54-us-counties-2014-zero-murders-69-1-murder

– Right to carry decreases crime –
justfacts.org/guncontrol.asp#right-to-carry
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3850436
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=372361
washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/14/murder-rates-drop-as-concealed-carry-permits-soar-

– Other –
nationalreview.com/corner/study-vast-majority-gun-crime-isnt-committed-lawful-gun-owners
justfacts.org/guncontrol.asp#crime_britain
mises.org/wire/australias-gun-laws-and-homicide-correlation-isnt-causation
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/school-shooting-tracker-n969951#year=2022
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8437084/#:~:text=The%20causes%20and%20circumstances%20were,of%20which%20were%20head%20injuries

CREDITS:
Written by Sean W. Malone & Seamus Coughlin
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone