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Second Amendment and Natural Born Citizen have something in common

January 13, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Civil liberties, Courts, Crime/Violence, Guns, Public safety, Violence One comment

There are 4,543 words in the original, unamended U.S. Constitution, minus the names of the signatories. Is it possible that anyone at any time

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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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NRA: Still the official pimp for the multi-billion dollar gun industry

October 11, 2015 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Crime/Violence, Guns Leave a comment

We’re republishing this post from 2012, because it continues to have relevance to our ongoing debate about gun violence in America. After the recent mass shooting

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The Ferguson dilemma: When keeping up appearances is not enough

August 16, 2015 Willy Kessler Cities, Civil Rights, Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Missouri region, Police Leave a comment

A recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that described the way that the small St. Louis County municipality of Pagedale was condemning inhabited,

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President Obama should apologize for using the T-word

May 1, 2015 Arthur Lieber Cities, Civil liberties, Crime/Violence, Language/Words, Obama, Police, Youth issues Leave a comment

President Obama has repeatedly exhibited key characteristics of a strong leader. He is decisive when necessary; reflective when appropriate, and clear in his vision

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On Fox, Ferguson is a media sport and a blood sport

March 11, 2015 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Guns, Legal issues/Law, Media, Violence Leave a comment

They had to do it; they just had to do it. They had to gloat about the findings of the Justice Department’s Report on

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Holder’s Justice Department Report offers credibility on Ferguson

March 9, 2015 Arthur Lieber Activism, Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Guns, Police, Violence Leave a comment

From the moment that Michael Brown was gunned down by Officer Darren Wilson, it’s been virtually impossible to get credible and reliable information about

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MO State Auditor’s suicide: the anti-Semitism connection

February 27, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Crime/Violence, Missouri region, Republicans, States, Uncategorized Leave a comment

In the aftermath of the tragic suicide of Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich, we all are wondering what could have caused him to do

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“Guns ‘n’ Hoses” needs a name change

January 25, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Missouri region Leave a comment

At the risk of being labeled a wet blanket, I’d like to lodge a complaint against Gun ‘n’ Hoses. The event is an evening

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Police do better when they earn their respect

January 3, 2015 Arthur Lieber Cities, Crime/Violence, Police, Violence Leave a comment

Hundreds, thousands of African-American youth are gunned own each year, mostly by other African-Americans. For many, their stories become the landscape of the world in which we live.

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