The gun violence that plagues the US has a simple answer. Contrary to the opinions of gun fundamentalists, It’s not “more guns.”
More guns isn’t the answer to America’s gun problem
Well-regulated militias and gun control
For any militia to be “well-regulated,” it requires standards, training, a sense of responsibility, and the ability to remove people from its ranks. In other words, it requires rules, aka “regulations.”
Heartsick, exhausted, ashamed, and enraged – on Santa Fe High and school shootings in general
What is wrong with us that we value a thing, a gun, over the lives of our children? After every mass shooting, The Onion runs the same story – “No Way To […]
Societal insanity v. a safer world
Part 1. 2015 In 1997 I moved from western Massachusetts to Maine. Several people asked me, “Are you going to get a gun?” I laughed. I thought this was an odd question. […]
The kids are alright: Wayne LaPierre’s unhinged call to treason. Literally.
The NRA is so frightened of a future where the kids are heard they’re willing to tear down all the bullshit they purport to hold dear to stop them. UPDATED: PARKLAND, Fl. […]
Will the real John Kasich please stand up
Ohio Governor is making headlines for “breaking with the GOP on gun control.” Not so fast, Governor. Until Friday, February 16, two days after the mass shooting in Parkland, FL, his wepage […]
A day to not be thankful …
Since I left college in the ‘60s, my “thankful” list has shrunk. The “not thankful” list is on its second ream of paper. Ah, Thanksgiving. The time to be thankful, as tradition […]
An open letter to right-wing RNC protesters
Dear Right-Wing Protesters, Please don’t destroy the city of Cleveland or its people who have opened their doors to a candidate and his followers who we may not vote for, but we will […]
To reduce gun violence, make gun owners and sellers liable for violence committed with their guns
Let me start this post with an admission. If I had the power, I’d happily ban assault weapons completely. I’d also round up the majority of assault-style weapons presently in circulation and […]
Colorado Springs, Planned Parenthood, and our cultural insanity over guns
Read this excerpt from an article in the New York Times about the people around the Planned Parenthood clinic that was attacked yesterday: Her boyfriend, Jackson Ricker, 18, placed his arms around […]
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