Sam Harris on Gun Control
One of Sam Harris' New Years' resolutions may have been to make a contribution to the debate over stricter gun laws. That would explain his January 2nd blog entry, " The Riddle Of The Gun ," though its merits as a substantive contribution to the public discourse are questionable. I will briefly address the lack of any such merits, but first I want to comment on some of the reactions to Harris. Though Harris' comments on gun control have provoked some debate in various quarters, the debate does not appear to have anything to do with any unique arguments or insights Harris has offered. It has more to do with Sam Harris himself and, sometimes, how one should respond to his so-called "contributions." Russell Blackford has been particularly keen on focusing on the latter point . The last of those links takes you to Russell's most recent post, in which he criticizes Ian Murphy's rather harsh criticism of Harris, which Russell says is too ins...