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NRA takes its “no-gun-restrictions-ever” argument to the United Nations

March 25, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Congress, Crime/Violence, Guns, International, Politics, Public safety, War Leave a comment

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.

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Gun regulation is a battle worth joining

March 21, 2013 Lise Bernstein Children, Congress, Guns, Missouri region, Politics, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

“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

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Concealed carry: British style

March 19, 2013 Bill Kesler Congress, Crime/Violence, Guns, International, Police, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

In this country we debate the right of individuals to own assault style weapons with large clips. We talk about concealed carry permits and

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Good news from Obamacare: Insurers must offer mental health coverage

March 14, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Good government, Guns, Health care Leave a comment

Thirty-two million people stand to gain new or expanded access to mental health services as a result of a recent federal ruling that requires

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You can’t have a gun culture without guns

March 13, 2013 Arthur Lieber Congress, Courts, Crime/Violence, Guns, Public safety, Violence One comment

Many supporters of guns say that our problem is not too many guns, but rather a culture of guns that emanates from mass media

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Ranting about Rand (Paul) ranting

March 9, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Congress, Crime/Violence, Guns, Obama, Politics, Republicans 2 comments

As I write this, Senator Rand Paul [R-KY] is still standing on the floor of the Senate, filibustering against the appointment of John Brennan

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Mental health gun-control dodge misses the bigger point

February 26, 2013 Bill Kesler Civil Rights, Congress, Crime/Violence, Government, Guns, Media, Missouri region, Politics, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

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.”

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This is your representative on guns

February 22, 2013 Renee Shur Congress, Crime/Violence, Guns, Violence Leave a comment

It’s been just over two months since twenty children and six adults were brutally gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Since then thirty-three

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Rewriting the Second Amendment

February 21, 2013 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Congress, Crime/Violence, Government, Guns, History, Military, Politics, Public safety, States, Violence, War 6 comments

“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

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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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