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
As we reel from the carnage in Las Vegas, Congress is contemplating a bill that would make it easier to purchase silencers that would
Gun crazy: Senator Roy Blunt edition
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
Infographic: A look at gun deaths and permits
A person in New York is less likely to die by a gun (murder, suicide, or accident) than in Missouri. Are the behaviors of
How does your representative vote on gun control/gun rights?
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
The 9-year-old and the Uzi: What were they thinking?
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
Missouri wants to “protect” your kids by secretly arming their teachers
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
Georgia’s new “guns everywhere” law: A new low
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
Guns in the sun vs. safety in the snow
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