In the past week, America has pondered two news stories involving schools, one tragic, the other cynical. Last Monday, an attacker shot and killed three children and […]
Tag: guns
The gun lobby’s strength is cultural, not financial
by David A. Hopkins Gun politics in the U.S. demonstrates that a popular majority does not always get its way. Even though most Americans support stricter gun-safety […]
Nashville shooting shows what Second Amendment was not meant to protect
by LZ Granderson Sandy Hook is the mass shooting I hear mentioned most often when people talk about the moment they knew nothing would change. A madman […]
Feb. 26 letters to the editor
Gun rights elevated over responsibilities After several unsuccessful attempts, campus carry in West Virginia is close to becoming a reality. The right to bear arms, written into […]
McCarthy resorts to cynical stunts
by Nicholas Goldberg To hear the Republicans tell it, the U.S. Constitution has been beaten, buffeted and willfully misconstrued by radical socialists and liberal Democrats who hope […]
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 […]
Campus gun bill advances in Senate
Campus carry is back. The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced SB 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act with only minimal opposition, and now it goes to the full […]
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 […]
What can cities do when bad gun laws are hurting the economy?
by Ian Ayres and Fredrick Vars Bad gun laws have claimed yet another victim, but not the kind you might be thinking of. This year’s Music Midtown […]
