September 11, 2017
The Trace, Alex Yablon, September 11, 2017- The “summer of hate” reached its apogee in Charlottesville, Virginia, when police didn’t separate clashing white nationalist demonstratorsand anti-racist counter-protesters for fear of confronting openly carrying militia members, who showed up to ensure that “free speech” rights were guaranteed. The militia members weren’t the only ones armed: At …
August 23, 2017
The Los Angeles Times, Editorial Board, August 23, 2017- Russian playwright Anton Chekhov noted that, as a dramatic device, a gun introduced in the first act of a play must be fired in the second, otherwise it has no reason to be there. Let’s hope that’s not as true in …
July 17, 2017
CityLabs, Virginia Pelley, July 12, 2017- At 3 a.m. on November 29, an SUV plowed through the front door and window of the Tampa Arms Company, a gun store in a Florida strip mall. Black-and-white security video of the burglary captured the vehicle smashing into the building, then a group …
July 11, 2017
Guns.com, Chris Eger, July 10, 2017- A coalition of police chiefs with a history of supporting gun control initiatives are taking aim at national concealed carry legislation, saying it could “sow chaos.” The National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence, composed of an alliance of various police chief lobbying …
July 10, 2017
San Antonio Express-News, Leslie Gay Bertolino, July 8, 2017- When I moved back to Texas and started a family, I had my share of anxieties, like all new parents. Which car seat is safest? Have I sufficiently childproofed my home? My fears have changed. I’m now worried my family could …