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The Klan and Ferguson: Who didn’t see this coming?

November 20, 2014 Willy Kessler Crime/Violence, Missouri region, Police, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

A few day ago many sources reported on the efforts of the Missouri KKK to get in on the Ferguson action. The white-robed bubba

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Guns here, guns there, in Missouri, everywhere a gun

September 16, 2014 Willy Kessler Guns, Missouri region, States One comment

“A Utah elementary school teacher who was carrying a concealed firearm at school was struck by fragments from a bullet and a porcelain toilet

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The 9-year-old and the Uzi: What were they thinking?

August 29, 2014 Renee Shur Guns One comment

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

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Gun culture: Missouri-style

August 4, 2014 Willy Kessler Guns, Missouri region Leave a comment

Numbers tell stories. Based on statistics from 2010, 24/7 Wall St. ranked Missouri eighth for overall gun violence. Missouri had 14 gun injury deaths

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Armed MO teachers will be “90% accurate.” Feel better now?

June 25, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Guns, Missouri region 2 comments

When the next school year starts, if Missouri teachers become legally sanctioned, gun-toting secret agents, they’ll be able to shoot bad guys with 90%

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Gun violence: We’ve abdicated our power to stop the madness

June 24, 2014 Renee Shur Activism, Crime/Violence, Guns Leave a comment

For most of us, safety is something we take for granted. We assume that, after a day at work or leisure, the people we

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Two ways to regulate guns

March 19, 2014 Joanna Sandsmark Guns, Humor, Widgets: Guns 2 comments

There are two ways to solve the gun crisis in America that have yet to be discussed. First, there is one group above all

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We are the 92%: Do something about gun violence now!

September 26, 2013 Renee Shur Activism, Crime/Violence, Guns, Politics One comment

How many more senseless killings will it take before we make sure our voices are  heard?  The “we,” if you haven’t already guessed, are

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The seven-backpack solution: Sign the background-check petition

September 3, 2013 Renee Shur Activism, Campaigns, Crime/Violence, Guns Leave a comment

Are you one of the 90% of Americans who support common-sense, comprehensive background checks on all gun sales? If you are, how about taking

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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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