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“Proposing gun legislation should be a felony,” says MO lawmaker

February 19, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Guns, Missouri region, Politics, Republicans, States, Violence Leave a comment

File this one under idiotic state laws. Missouri state representative Mike Leara–a Republican– has filed a bill that would make it felony for state

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A funny thing happened on my way to the gun show

January 31, 2013 Barbara Finch Guns, Missouri region, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

On Saturday, January 26, when page three of my morning newspaper featured a story about four local homicides, and when people in cities across

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Putting a special stamp on the State of the Union

January 21, 2013 Arthur Lieber Budget, Congress, Crime/Violence, Financial reform, Good government, Guns, Obama, Politics, Republicans, Taxes, Violence, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

There are certain thoughts that are de rigueur in every State of the Union Address. Honor is paid to our men and women in

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Gun lobby pushes silencers “to protect children’s hearing”

January 9, 2013 Renee Shur Children, Crime/Violence, Guns, Politics, Public safety Leave a comment

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

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FDR’s Fourth Freedom and gun control

December 31, 2012 Arthur Lieber Congress, Crime/Violence, Guns, History, Public safety, Uncategorized, Violence 2 comments

As our national debate on gun control continues, we can learn a great deal from FDR and his Fourth Freedom.  This was part of

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A glimmer of hope for the common good

December 26, 2012 Susan Cunningham Children, Crime/Violence, Good government, Guns, History, Missouri region, Obama, Politics, States, Violence Leave a comment

I started this essay a few days before the massacre of school children in Connecticut.  Looking it over again this morning, I’m glad I didn’t

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Another absurd pro-gun argument

December 21, 2012 Mary Clemons Crime/Violence, Guns, Missouri region, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

Of all the arguments opposing gun control, the one that annoys me the most is that “guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” A

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5 gun regulations that even NRA members support

December 17, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Crime/Violence, Good government, Guns, Politics, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

Yes, Virginia, there can be a conversation about gun control. Think Progress has identified five regulations that NRA members have said they support. According

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Reflecting on Bob Costas’ comments on gun control

December 17, 2012 Arthur Lieber Crime/Violence, Guns, Media, Sports, Violence Leave a comment

There has been a mini-firestorm over sportscaster Bob Costas’ remarks during halftime of a recent Sunday Night Football game.  Costas said that our country

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Benghazi and Newtown

December 14, 2012 Arthur Lieber Foreign Policy, Guns, Uncategorized, Violence Leave a comment

Go figure. Republicans have made a bogus issue out of the September 11, 2012 incident at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.  They sabotaged

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