Apparently, the National Rifle Association isn’t content merely to enforce its no-gun-restriction marketing strategy on Americans. [Notice that I’m not calling it an ideology.
Category: Public safety
Gun regulation is a battle worth joining
“It’s an uphill battle. It’ll never pass.” That’s what is being said about legislation that would ban military style assault weapons. Yet, as I
Concealed carry: British style
In this country we debate the right of individuals to own assault style weapons with large clips. We talk about concealed carry permits and
You can’t have a gun culture without guns
Many supporters of guns say that our problem is not too many guns, but rather a culture of guns that emanates from mass media
Mental health gun-control dodge misses the bigger point
Ask a politician where he or she stands on gun control legislation and it’s likely you will get an answer that involves “mental health.”
Rewriting the Second Amendment
“They’re trying to take away my Second Amendment rights,” say many gun rights advocates. But what do they mean by that? I doubt that
A funny thing happened on my way to the gun show
On Saturday, January 26, when page three of my morning newspaper featured a story about four local homicides, and when people in cities across
Cory Booker: It’s not easy being a political star
Several weeks ago, I wrote about the hazard of being seen as a hero. The downfalls of General David Petraeus and Lance Armstrong demonstrate
NRA’s new iPhone app: Locked and loaded with propaganda
A month after Newtown, here comes a new shooting app—“NRA: Practice Range.” That’s right, it’s from those same tone-deaf folks who blamed video games
Gun lobby pushes silencers “to protect children’s hearing”
How many more loved ones will become victims of gun violence before we’re angry enough to turn off the television, put aside our laptops