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Why This Veteran No Longer Believes in the Second Amendment

February 18, 2018 General Commentary, Gun Violence

I no longer “believe” in the Second Amendment. (Whatever that means.) With every mass shooting that carries the national news for a couple days, every elected official or those trying to become one of them start an appearance with the consultant and party approved phrase, “I strongly believe in the Second Amendment.” Then pivot to how they are a gun

I Dare You to Do Your Job

February 16, 2018 General Commentary, Gun Violence

Fine, you win. Despite the overwhelming majority of Americans who approve of increased background checks – no problem, ignore us. You have never even admitted to the FACT the United States is unique in the size and scope of its gun violence problem – that is your personal choice. Making it illegal for the CDC to even study the problem

Breitbart’s Bloody Lie and 6 Truths About School Shootings

February 15, 2018 Gun Violence

Yesterday, as seventeen students and teachers lay dead in and around a Florida high school, and while victims of the same shooter were still in surgery to treat the grievous gunshot wounds they received, Breitbart “News” posted the following article (turn on your ad blocker before clicking, please): “Fact Check: Pro-Gun Control Liberals Spread Misleading Claim of 18 School Shootings

Thoughts on the Second Amendment: Is Gun Ownership an Absolute Right?

February 2, 2018 Gun Violence

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” - The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution. It’s time we think clearly about this amendment. I’m not lawyer, nor am I an expert on the Constitution. But I can read and think (to

Missing the Point: The Argument for Police Reform

January 18, 2018 Civil Rights, General Commentary, Gun Violence

Every time I see a police vehicle, my heart drops and I immediately fear for my life because I have been the victim of unwarranted physical assault by police officers (as detailed in my article “Ungrateful is the new Uppity”). Many men and women with darker skin can relate to this feeling. There have been many articles on both sides

Gun Control: The Time Is Now

November 21, 2017 General Commentary, Gun Violence

I am a gun toting, second amendment advocating, NRA supporter who is ready to talk gun control. Enough is enough, America. Children are going off to school with bulletproof panels in their backpacks because shootings have become so rampant here, and it seems to be the only way to protect them when guns are not going anywhere. In the very

Political Cartoon

November 10, 2017 General Commentary, Gun Violence

"Seeking Better Angels of Our Nature" Contributing Editor: Jamie Domnick Twitter: @JNick9456 Instagram:JNick9456 Currently a student at the University of Wisconsin--Green Bay; double majoring in Democracy & Justice Studies, and History. At the beginning of my college career, I intended to major in Art and then perhaps teach the subject. However, as I continued to take various classes, I soon

America’s Hypocrisy on Gun Deaths

November 1, 2017 General Commentary, Gun Violence

In 2015 and 2016, a tropical mosquito-transmitted disease infected some 42,000 Americans in the continental United States and its territories. There was a coordinated governmental effort to control and contain spread of the virus. Major League Baseball moved games from Puerto Rico to Miami in response to player concerns about the disease. Olympians withdrew from their respective teams rather than

VOICE OF REASON FROM A PRO-GUN AMERICAN

October 31, 2017 General Commentary, Gun Violence

I want to start off by saying that I am a gun owner. I grew up around guns in Arkansas, and, more importantly, I grew up with responsible gun owners. Guns do not scare me; it is the person holding the gun who does. The conversation around gun issues can sometimes be uncomfortable, so prepare yourself for discomfort. Since 1968,

Reflections on the <del>Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre</del> Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Reflections on the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre Las Vegas Mass Shooting

October 13, 2017 General Commentary, Gun Violence

Reflections on the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre Las Vegas Mass Shooting, Which State Statute NRS 202.4415 Defines as an "Act of Terrorism" (I wrote this on December 15th, 2012, the day after the murders of 20 students and 6 educators at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Since then, nearly 2000 Americans have died in mass shootings,

Commodity Fetish: The American Gun

October 10, 2017 General Commentary, Gun Violence

After another senseless massacre, this time in Las Vegas, a large and dare I say inconvenient truth has emerged for all to bear witness to. That truth is that the American fetish for guns as a commodity goes hand-in-hand with the dehumanizing effects of an intensely capitalist society. In 2017 there can be no denying this. And that is why

These are members of the House and Senate that have taken money from the NRA:

October 3, 2017 Gun Violence

Missouri Republican Senator Roy Blunt @RoyBlunt Virginia Congresswoman Barbara Comstock @RepComstock North Carolina Senator Richard Burr @SenatorBurr Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman @RepMikeCoffman Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley @ChuckGrassley Texas Congressman Will Hurd @HurdOnTheHill New York Congressman John Katko @RepJohnKatko Kentucky Senator Rand Paul @RandPaul Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin @RepPoliquin Ohio Senator Rob Portman @senrobportman Florida Senator Marco Rubio @marcorubio New York

Until the Next Mass Shooting

October 2, 2017 Gun Violence

Here we go again. I know it's a rather callous first thought to have, but I can't help it. My ability to be shocked has eroded under the steadily rising tide of inhumanity, and though I try to care properly, I'm unable to stir up the emotions I need to treat this newest outrage with the compassion it deserves. As

I Wish She Would’ve Held Me, Rather Than That Gun

September 8, 2017 General Commentary, Gun Violence

38 years ago, she left a note...drove on the freeway...pulled over & sat in the car by herself. She put the black revolver to her head & pulled the trigger. Joyce Penebaker was only 27 years old. She was pronounced dead at 8:34am. "Bullet wound of head...shot self with revolver" is what the death certificate says. 38 years... I have

Someone Call 911 – There’s a Crime in Progress at the White House

August 29, 2017 General Commentary, Gun Violence

On Sunday, USA Today reported that Donald Trump is close to announcing the repeal of another Obama-era policy. This time, Trump is expected to roll back restrictions on the sale of military-grade weaponry and equipment to domestic police forces. Attorney General Jeff Sessions may make the reversal official as early as today while he addresses a national meeting of the

Nukes and Narcissism

August 14, 2017 Gun Violence, international

On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof walked into a church carrying a gun, killed nine people, and injured a tenth. The shooting was an act of terrorism, an act of racial hatred, and a national tragedy. And according to most on the right, it was avoidable. Even our new president seemed to acknowledge this just after Virginia reporter Alison Parker

It Is Shameful The Way Seth Rich’s Murder Has Been Exploited As a Tool For Political Manipulation

August 8, 2017 Elections, General Commentary, Gun Violence

Joel and Mary Rich are among thousands of parents whose lives were upended when their children became victims of the gun death epidemic that has plagued this country for years, an epidemic that kills as many American every 90 days as have been killed by acts of terrorism in the last half-century. Like other families have had to do before