by LZ Granderson The Alamo and the Riverwalk are the landmarks most associated with San Antonio, but they don’t tell you as much about the city as […]
Tag: gun violence
Citizens rising up against guns and for our children
by Rob Okun “Until people start to go into the streets and protest, we’re not going to see the changes … If you don’t have the people […]
April 2 letters to the editor
Pipeline’s pros can’t outweigh its cons A guest essay in Sunday’s Dominion Post (3-26-23) extolling the benefits of finishing the Mountain Valley Pipeline is so glaringly misleading […]
How do you win voters on gun control?
Meet them where they are — in front of the TV by George Skelton It is very rare that anything monumental gets done in America’s political system […]
I grew up in the era of mass shootings. Fear of violence grips my generation
by Paige Masten The first mass shooting I remember is Sandy Hook in 2012. I was in middle school then, and I could tell something was wrong […]
Monterey Park shooting horrific, but too familiar
“Who walks into a dance hall and guns down 20 people?” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna asked, hours after 10 people were shot dead and at […]
Biden’s misplaced emphasis on one gun
We now know at least one of the priorities of the Biden administration during the remaining weeks Democrats control the House of Representatives. The president says he […]
Wanton endangerment latest gun-related crime in downtown Morgantown
One man is charged with wanton endangerment involving a firearm after he allegedly brandished a handgun during an interaction with another man inside Jimmy John’s on High […]
Why former slave states became the foundation for American gun culture
by Nick Buttrick There are a lot of guns in America — this nation has collectively more civilian-owned guns than we have citizens. Unlike the rest of […]
My weekend with the ‘good guys’
by Robert Koehler You may find this shocking, but a little over a decade ago I spent a weekend learning how to shoot a handgun — under […]