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Bill’s guests are Greg Lukianoff, Jane Ferguson, and John Avlon (Originally aired 12/08/23) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After 11 people were shot and killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend, mass shootings are back in the news. With the midterm elections happening next week, we've updated our episode on guns and are re-releasing it to give you the facts ahead of polling day. Heads up: this episode contains the sound of guns - and we’ll be discussing homicide, suicide and domestic violence. Please take care when listening to the show. If you or someone you love is struggling, there's always someone you can call at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1 800-273-8255. Check out the transcript, with all the citations, here: http://bit.ly/32qXmZ4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode:   Why are liberals pushing another false narrative in a time of national crisis?  http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/08/myth-climate-change-created-harvey-irma/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWVdSaE5tSXhNalk0T0dVMSIsInQiOiI3MmFmY0dudU1BTHZwYUlQVXMxWGlmQW56VWY0emFzODRUd2pnckljUFh4bk04NW1qZHNXTjF5RmRHUFA0TWJ6WDQ2MnFWNmo2QnQ5TTJDY29JMmJMeWpyT2FVMEhDUlRiQm5HYk1SaTFyNUlYZnA1NnREYit0VCtpQnBacEg3ZCJ9   The Democrats are losing Catholic working voters in droves, here's why. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-give-away-the-rust-belt-by-alienating-catholics/article/2633808   The far-left is growing increasingly dangerous, here's why we should all be concerned. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hard-right-and-hard-left-pose-different-dangers-1505073662   Democrats are looking to shut down the free internet, again.  http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fec-dems-renew-bid-to-regulate-internet-drudge-not-done-fighting/article/2633801?utm_campaign=Washington%20Examiner:%20Washington%20Secrets&utm_source=Washington%20Examiner:%20Washington%20Secrets%20-%2009/11/17&utm_medium=email   Liberal "writer" Lisa Hymas wants you to believe that looting is a myth, and that you're a racist.  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/09/irma-survivors-beg-aid-lhurrican-jose   SPONSOR LINKS: www.PrepareWithDan.com www.CRTV.com Promo Code "Bongino"   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We find out how many times a year guns are used in self-defense, how many times they’re used to murder someone, and what impact guns have on the crime rate. In this episode we speak with Prof. David Hemenway, Prof. Helen Christensen, Prof. Gary Kleck and New Jersey gun-range owner Anthony Colandro. Credits: This episode has been produced by Wendy Zukerman, Caitlin Kenney, Heather Rogers and Kaitlyn Sawrey. Edited by Annie Rose Strasser and Alex Blumberg. Production Assistance by Austin Mitchell. Sound design and music production by Martin Peralta and Matthew Boll, music written by Bobby Lord Crisis hotlines:US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (2755). Online chat available.US Crisis Text Line - text “GO” to 741741Lifeline 13 11 14 (Australia). Online chat available.Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention - see link for phone numbers listed by provinceSamaritans 116 123 (UK and ROI)Selected References:2013 US Mortality Statistics - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (published 2016)Gary Kleck’s defensive gun use survey Kleck & Gertz, “Armed Resistance to Crime: The Prevalence and Nature of Self-Defense with a Gun”, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1995Survey of virgin births in the US Herring et al, “Like a virgin (mother): analysis of data from a longitudinal, US population representative sample survey”, BMJ, 2013David Hemenway’s defensive gun use analysis using National Crime Victimization Survey Hemenway & Solnick, “The epidemiology of self-defense gun use: Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Surveys 2007-2011”, Preventive Medicine, 2015Analysis of suicide rates and methods in Australia Large & Nielssen, “Suicide in Australia: meta-analysis of rates and methods of suicide between 1988 and 2007”, The Medical Journal of Australia, 2010John Lott’s study on right-to-carry laws and crime rates Lott & Mustard, “Crime, Deterrence, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns”, Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics, 1996National Research Academies Panel which found guns don’t increase or decrease crime Wellford, Pepper, and Petrie, editors, “Firearms and Violence: A Critical Review”, The National Academies Press, 2005US Crime statistics, 1990-2009 (US Dept of Justice, FBI) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There aren't many criminal pursuits that are as storied as pickpocketing, and some people fondly reminisce over its heyday. Learn why some consider pickpocketing an art form, how to protect yourself from this art and more in this episode.

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