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Gun laws

Gun laws: the irony, the agony, the insanity

March 7, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Children, Congress, Guns, Legal issues/Law Leave a comment

America’s gun laws are shot through with irony and illogic. Some would want you to believe that our national attitude regarding guns reflects a

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The silence of the guns: Don Trump Jr. edition

October 3, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Crime/Violence, Guns One comment

As we reel from the carnage in Las Vegas, Congress is contemplating a bill that would make it easier to purchase silencers that would

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Gun crazy: Senator Roy Blunt edition

June 27, 2016 Willy Kessler Guns, Missouri region Leave a comment

We’ve all heard the tragic stories about parents who just look away for one distracted second while disaster strikes their helpless toddler. There’s the

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Infographic: A look at gun deaths and permits

December 9, 2015 Bobbi Clemons Crime/Violence, Guns, States Leave a comment

A person in New York is less likely to die by a gun (murder, suicide, or accident) than in Missouri. Are the behaviors of

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How does your representative vote on gun control/gun rights?

October 7, 2015 Renee Shur Congress, Guns Leave a comment

After the most recent mass shooting–at Umpqua Community College in Oregon–President Obama urged Americans to look into where their Congressional representatives stand on gun-control

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The 9-year-old and the Uzi: What were they thinking?

August 29, 2014 Renee Shur Guns One comment

There are times when words fail. The news that a nine-year-old child accidentally shot and killed 39-year-old Charles Vacca, an instructor at a shooting

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Missouri wants to “protect” your kids by secretly arming their teachers

June 12, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Education, Guns, Missouri region, Public safety, States 2 comments

Another NRA-backed, bonehead idea has passed the Missouri legislature. On the last day of the 2014 session, the Missouri legislature passed a bill that

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Georgia’s new “guns everywhere” law: A new low

April 25, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Guns, States, Violence Leave a comment

As reported by Think Progress: Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) just signed a law former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ (D-AZ) organization described as “the most

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Guns in the sun vs. safety in the snow

March 21, 2014 Renee Shur Guns, Violence One comment

It’s been a long hard winter here in the Northeast. Extreme cold fatigue set in months ago. Roadside piles of once-pristine snow have turned

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