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The border crisis factor no one talks about: American guns

by Ieva Jusionyte When President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump visited Texas at the end of February, each spoke about migration and border security. Biden called for restricting asylum. Trump engaged in fear-mongering, blaming migrants for crime. But neither mentioned one ...

Parents who arm troubled kids finally face justice

Her blank face in court spoke volumes. Jennifer Crumbley saw no problem handing her severely depressed 15-year-old a semiautomatic handgun as a Christmas present. Ethan soon after turned the gun on the student body of Oxford High, killing four. What makes this case both chilling and ...

Who brings a gun to a parade?

Mayhem spoils KC Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration by Toriano Porter  Who brings a gun to a victory parade, anyway? Someone did, and this mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade puts a stain on this city. I attended Wednesday’s parade. The ...

State-mandated campus carry is a terrible policy

Last week, MetroNews’ Mike Nolting caught up with college officials around the region as they prepare to implement campus carry next July. So now seems as good a time as any to reiterate that state-mandated campus carry is a terrible policy. As a reminder, the West Virginia Legislature ...

We treat mass shootings like natural disasters

by Peter Hanink America witnessed yet another mass shooting on Wednesday, Oct. 25, this time in the small city of Lewiston, Maine. While people were shocked by the scale and location of the shooting — with 18 people slain in a state with one the country’s lowest homicide rates — ...