Showing posts with label Guns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guns. Show all posts

Saturday, June 25, 2016

What to Do About Guns? John Lewis Revives Civil Rights Tactic

What to Do About Guns? John Lewis Revives Civil Rights Tactic


The Georgia representative and other House Democrats borrowed from an old playbook when they staged a sit-in to try to force a vote on gun legislation.


Read More…

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Orlando spotlights our big constitutional responsibility on guns

Orlando spotlights our big constitutional responsibility on guns


The Second Amendment gives us rights but also imposes responsibilities, says Cedric L. Alexander after the Orlando shooting. Chiefly: to look out for each other.


Read More…

John Lewis leads sit-in on House floor over guns

John Lewis leads sit-in on House floor over guns


Georgia Rep. John Lewis is leading a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday to push Republicans to address gun violence in the legislative chamber. Lewis wrote a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan demanding that he keep the House in session through its planned recess to debate and vote on gun control legislation.


Read More…

Monday, June 20, 2016

Donald Trump Tweaks Language on Guns, Alcohol and Public Places

Donald Trump Tweaks Language on Guns, Alcohol and Public Places


The clarification signified an about-face for Mr. Trump, who heartily embraced the argument that more guns equals more safety when discussing the recent massacre in Orlando Fla.


Read More…

The times Trump changed his positions on guns

The times Trump changed his positions on guns


Donald Trump presents his candidacy as the only thing standing between American gun enthusiasts and Hillary Clinton’s alleged plans to confiscate their firearms.


Read More…

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Democratic Senator threatens filibuster on guns

Democratic Senator threatens filibuster on guns





Read More…

Sunday, June 12, 2016

When Orlando shooting brings terror, guns to my backyard

When Orlando shooting brings terror, guns to my backyard





Read More…

Monday, December 14, 2015

To Reduce Suicides, Keep the Guns Away

To Reduce Suicides, Keep the Guns Away


No policy is going to prevent every suicide. But we should try to save as many people as possible.


Read More…

Thursday, December 10, 2015

We Can Regulate Guns at the Local Level, Too

We Can Regulate Guns at the Local Level, Too


Given the impasse in Washington over firearms, states and municipalities should not wait to pass reasonable laws that fit their own circumstances.


Read More…

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Rubio defends vote against banning people on watch lists from buying guns

Rubio defends vote against banning people on watch lists from buying guns













Read More…

Saturday, December 5, 2015

Nevada politician says Merry Christmas -- with guns

Nevada politician says Merry Christmas — with guns













Read More…

Hysteria About Refugees, but Blindness on Guns

Hysteria About Refugees, but Blindness on Guns


If politicians want to tackle a threat to our safety, they should look not far off at desperate refugees but closer to home.


Read More…

Liberty University president urges students to get guns

Liberty University president urges students to get guns













Read More…

Guns and The Times: Other Voices

Guns and The Times: Other Voices


Sampling the outpouring of reaction to The Times’s rare Page 1 editorial, which argued for gun control.


Read More…

Obama: It"s "insane" that people on the "no-fly" list can buy guns

Obama: It’s ‘insane’ that people on the ‘no-fly’ list can buy guns













Read More…