Tag: gun violence in America

Another Day in America Means Another Mass Shooting

"It’s rare to go one day without a mass shooting in America." That's how U.S. data and visual reporter for The Guardian, Alvin Chang, began...

Two Mass Shootings in 24 Hours–One At A White Supremacist’s Hands

There have been two more mass shootings in America in under a day. Yesterday, a 21-year-old gunman from the Allen, Texas (identified but who shall...

26 House Dems Vote With GOP On Anti-Immigrant Gun Amendment (Video)

After nearly a decade of dithering on gun violence, comprehensive gun control legislation has passed the House of Representatives. The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of...

More Killed In School Shootings Than On Battlefields In 2018 (Video)

Many teachers are veterans. Many serve as reservists in their states' national guards. But serving students as a classroom teacher is not tantamount to military service. Is...

‘March For Our Lives’ Is A Movement–So Let’s Move! (Video)

I was one of the over half a million people who participated in Saturday's "March for Our Lives." Perhaps you were too. Last year, I traveled...

Fla. Legislature: Pornography Is A Public Health Emergency, Not Assault Rifles...

Less than one week after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland Fla., and with students from the school present in...

Kansas Congressional Candidate Raffles Off AR-15 Day Before Parkland Shooting (Video)

What have we come to as a nation? One day before a 19-year-old former student opened fire on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Fla.,...

Want To Know Why The US Is Doing Nothing About Gun...

The United States of America made history again last weekend. With two more months left in the year, we experienced our 308 mass shooting. On Sunday,...

Police Puzzled: 8-Week-Old And Three Others Dead In Murder-Suicide (VIDEO)

Unfortunately, another ardent Second Amendment supporter bites the dust. Police in Fair Banks, Alaska, are investigating a possible murder-suicide. The apparent shooter was McKay Hutton,...
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Well, Well, Well…Guess Who Is Biggest Spender Backing Donald Trump (TWEET)

The National Rifle Association has spent more than $6 million in TV advertisements on behalf of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Many Republican pundits...

Judge Will Uphold Suspension Of Boy With Pastry Gun

In 2013, a 7-year-old boy was suspended for chewing a pastry into the shape of a gun, then pointing it at someone. The child...

The Issue Of U.S. Gun Violence In Charts And Graphs

A picture, the old saying goes, speaks louder than a thousand words. And since President Obama will sign an executive order later today dealing...

Gun Sanity: Oxymoron?

With about a shooting a week, the discussion surrounding guns remains contentious, and because so much ink is dedicated to this topic, it might...

President Obama Gets Real About Racism In America: ‘We Are Not...

Speaking to comedian Marc Maron on Maron's "WTF" podcast, President Obama got about as real as you can possibly get when it comes to...

Gun Nuts Show Up At Chicago Church To Heckle Priest Speaking...

Gun violence is at an all-time high in the great city of Chicago, and some residents of The Windy City held a rally Thursday...

Meanwhile, In Canada: Woman’s Ponytail Cut Off By Random Stranger

Canadians are glued to their television sets after reports of a woman having her ponytail cut off by a random stranger.