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 rising up, like what they did with civil rights, like what they did to end the Vietnam War … If you don’t have that, [politicians] are going ...
Right after a 28-year-old shot six people to death at a small Christian school, Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, emoted on camera. “Three precious little kids lost their lives,” he said with sad resignation, “and I believe three adults.” Burchett then defended the ...
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 three adults in a Tennessee grade school, the latest in an almost-weekly parade of carnage in America’s classrooms. Days ...
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 laws, proposals for major new regulations reliably face impassable obstacles in Congress. The standard ...
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 murders 26 people — most of them 6 or 7 years old — and Congress was still unable to pass substantive gun or mental ...
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 our Constitution, is cited as a reason for the proposed legislation. Sometimes supporters also claim that ...