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Romney and Obama Silent on a Big Issue in Third Debate
An article in the CSM points out one of the more surprising realities of the third presidential debate: a complete failure on both candidates’ part to mention the drug war in Mexico and the 60,000+...
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A Reflection on Newtown Tragedy: What Will We Learn, If Anything?
As we move another day away from the tragedy in Newtown, we must ask ourselves what we have learned from this event and will anything change? It is a question that must be asked considering this is...
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The Illusion of Safety and Its Effect on Reasonable Gun Control
When we are faced with the horror of a tragedy like the shooting in Newtown, our reaction is to seek protection from similar events in any way possible, whether rational or irrational. One of the...
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Believe It or Not, There is a Middle Ground in Gun Control Debate
While watching the debate over guns unfold for the last few weeks, one might mistakenly believe there are only two options given by the most extreme elements of both political leanings: a nationwide...
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Weapons Debate is Not Only About Saving American Lives
A Mexican checkpoint with heavily armed troops. The fault of the U.S. gun policy. As the United States government gradually takes its action on the debate over weapons on the streets, another...
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NRA Using Switzerland as Example? Not so Fast
Many opponents of any gun control measures in the United States use the country of Switzerland as an example of how guns are supposedly not the problem when it comes to number of gun deaths. So I...
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NRA and Gun Advocates’ Bizarre and Ignorant Opposition to New UN Arms Trade...
On Tuesday, the United Nations passed a new treaty regarding international trade of arms that, as UNICEF’s chief of Child Protection puts it, “asks States to explicitly consider the risk that an arms...
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Countering the Right: The Kid’s Argument Against Gun Control Part 1
A recently posted video on YouTube has been making the rounds in conservative circles as it shows an eloquent 15-year-old girl giving a speech to Maryland legislators against gun control. The speech...
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Countering the Right: The Kid’s Argument Against Gun Control Part 2
Continued from Part 1 here… Then a common and pertinent point made by gun advocates and worth addressing. Now, even of those 3,371, only 37 were killed with a rifle which is barely 1%. 98% were killed...
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5 Quick Political Facts for Today (3/4/15)
Money, money, money, dru-ugs…and guns. I forget how that song goes. This drink intermission sponsored by corporate tax-dodging America! GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio lays out his economic plan...
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