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thoughts and prayers

Thoughts and prayers are not enough

November 10, 2018 Renee Shur Guns, Public safety, Widgets: Guns Leave a comment

In 2017 there were 346 mass shootings. In 2018 there have been 307 so far. On average America has experienced one deadly incident per

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videos

Two get-out-the-vote videos, one for a chuckle, one for a tear

October 18, 2018 Renee Shur 2018 Election, Activism, Crime/Violence, Guns, Voting/Elections, Youth issues Leave a comment

“I don’t wanna be brave. I just wanna be safe.” – Lyrics from “The Most Vicious Cycle,” by Kesha. Two must-watch videos. Two approaches

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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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Greitens with gun

Greitens illustrates why the mental health diagnoses won’t work

February 23, 2018 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Crime/Violence, Guns, Mental Health Leave a comment

One of the excuses de jour of why to not enact stringent gun controls is that the problems would be solved if guns were

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CAMPAIGN

Guns as campaign props, and the politicians who love them

October 4, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Guns, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Here’s one reason why we can’t have a rational discussion about guns in America, even after witnessing mass shootings like those in Sandy Hook,

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Slide fire bump stock modified ar15

Rapid fire weapons – every man’s birthright?

October 4, 2017 Bill Kesler Guns, Terrorism, Violence Leave a comment

In 1934, following the era of Al Capone and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Congress placed restrictions on the sale, purchase and ownership of

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silence

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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Missouri

What’s the matter with Missouri: 2017 edition

July 15, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Missouri region, Republicans Leave a comment

The blood-red Missouri legislature, the state’s once-Democrat-now-Republican Governor, and our party-uber-alles senior Senator continue to make this state a beacon for everything that’s going

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trigger warning

Put trigger warnings in their proper place: on actual triggers

April 13, 2017 Barbara Finch Activism, Guns, Widgets: Guns One comment

I’m sure that the college students and mental health professionals who have been leading the effort to impose trigger warnings on textbooks and reading

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Kander tries to outgun Blunt

September 18, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Guns, Missouri region, Politics, Violence Leave a comment

  There were rave reviews from a number of Democrats about Missouri Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Jason Kander’s new ad featuring him

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