One of the primary arguments of gun advocates in that the Second Amendment guarantees the right for citizens to own and carry guns. Their
Category: Public safety
Aw, shoot! I missed Glock Days again
On July 30, 2012, Catherine Murch shot her two children in her St. Louis-area home and then killed herself, using a 9 millimeter handgun
Bringing babies to midnight movies
The massacre in Aurora, CO stands alone as the largest act of domestic violence in the history of the United States. It took a
First get scared, then get steamed
Last week Missouri State Representative Stacey Newman wrote a guest commentary for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch titled “Let’s Talk About Guns.” Fed up with
George Holliday and Rodney King
I don’t know if George Holliday of Los Angeles is related to Cardinal slugger Matt Holliday, but each in his own way brings fame
Why did it take so long to enroll Bella Santorum in the NRA?
I remember about fifteen years ago speaking with a rather well-to-do woman in St. Louis who was about to give birth. She said that
Tunnel plug vs. tunnel vision
If a flood swamped subway or commuter-rail tunnels, it could devastate an urban area’s buried electrical cables and foul up transportation for days or
NRA: Official pimp for the multi-billion dollar gun industry
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is the lobbying arm of the firearms industry. It uses fear, racism, and focus-group tested catchwords like “freedom,” and
The militarization of local law enforcement
One of the many disturbing trends since 9/11 is the steady militarization of our domestic police. Thanks to loads of money and equipment funneled