David Frum is wrong: guns save lives and sustain communities
The debate over guns in the United States could, until recently, be divided into two extreme camps: the liberal elites (invariably protected by armed guards) who call for ever-more restrictive control of firearms, the basic functionality of which they cannot even begin to explain, and the uber-conservative right, for whom guns are a way of life and are ofttimes life-sustaining. David Frum is evidently of the first faction, writing in the Atlantic this month about how 'Responsible Gun Ownership Is a Lie.' Gun sales — especially among first-time gun buyers — surged between 2019 and 2020, and continue to smash records. This trend has Frum worried.
