In photos posted on social media these people smile, weapons on the ground or firmly grasped. If “gun loving” households thwart thieves, gun zealots should want to let us know. If a person in one of these photos is shot, commits suicide or shoots a loved one, we have a right to know. 1/4

By publishing photos they waived objection to public interest in what their guns do. Since mid-1990s NRA effectively has barred CDC from sponsoring peer reviewed studies of gun violence. People have a right to know if a gun is more likely to harm a loved one than to deter harm. 2/4

We can monitor media for info. If a “gun loving” household thwarts a crime, gun zealots should want us to know. If a person in a photo is shot, commits suicide or shoots a loved one, we have a right to know. Lincoln: Let the people know the facts and the country will be safe. 3/4

The first step in stopping gun violence: don’t own a gun. I’m Mark Small: anti-gun, pro-choice, pro environment, pro-science, pro-separation of church & State GOP candidate for Indiana House Distr 86. I approve of this blog. Hell, I wrote it. 4/4