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Tag: Second Amendment
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 […]
Guest essay: The right to bear arms on campus? Founding Fathers addressed it in 1824
by Barbara Evans Fleischauer “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, […]
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 […]
The Founding Fathers never meant to tie our hands on guns
by John M. Crisp Remember Uvalde? Does it seem that our memory of the shocking murder of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers has faded too quickly? But […]
SCOTUS fortifies republic
by Jay Ambrose “Ruling on Final Day of Court’s Term Solidifies a Lurch to the Right,” says a New York Times front-page headline assuming editorializing is equivalent […]
The good guys vs. the gun lobby: Trying to keep N.Y.’s streets safe
Under the twisted vision of the Supreme Court majority, states and localities are now barred from deciding who can get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. […]
SCOTUS on a roll
The U.S. Supreme Court is on a roll — crushing rights and smashing precedents as it goes. We understood this wave of potentially bad decisions was coming […]
If Dems respect 2nd Amendment, GOP will compromise on safety legislation
by Dave Anderson The main reason that Republicans on Capitol Hill and their supporters around the country refuse to pass legislation that would place major restrictions on […]
