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Tag: guns
Schemes monetize extremism. They must be stopped
The Justice Department’s lawsuit last week against the state of Texas over its extreme new anti-abortion rights law isn’t just about abortion. Also at issue is the […]
Gun owners need to heed police chief’s warning
In a way of thinking, gun ownership in America is deeply rooted in a desire for personal responsibility. Many gun owners carry a gun out of a […]
Deputy finds drugs while investigating gunshot
MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown man is in jail after a deputy allegedly found drugs while investigating a gunshot. Calvin Wesley Edgell, 5/90, is charged with possession with […]
18-year-old kids shouldn’t have the right to buy guns
For most purposes — signing contracts, entering the military, marrying without parental permission and living independently — an American is legally an adult at age 18. But […]
Gun worship and American patriotism
by LZ Granderson Jake Bequette may not be a career politician, but if the online video he posted to announce his bid for Congress is any indication, […]
Gunfire can hit anyone, anywhere, anytime
by Rekha Basu Starting Thursday, Iowans will be allowed to buy handguns from private sellers, and carry them, without permits. In other words, you’ll have even less […]
The right to bear arms does not extend to Black people
Conservatives have a special purgatory for uppity Black women who dare question America’s founding myths. New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones — her Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project” […]
No end in sight to the cycle of gun violence in the U.S.
by Dan Rodricks One Saturday night in May 1993, on 36th Street in the heart of Hampden, two young guys — one with a ponytail, the other […]
NRA is shooting itself in the foot
From the moment the National Rifle Association filed for bankruptcy in January, it looked like a dodge. Financially solvent despite internal disputes and dwindling donations from some […]