A few days ago, after almost a full week of silence, the National Rifle Association (NRA) issued a press release addressing the December 14 mass murder in Connecticut, in which 26 lives were lost, including those of 20 six- and seven-year-olds. In their press release, the NRA promised that they were, “prepared to offer meaningful […]
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The problem, according to the NRA: Not enough “good” guns in schools
Posted in Civil Liberties, Observations, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged 1st amendment, 2nd amendment, American Federation of Teachers, Asa Hutchinson, assault weapons, Columbine, Connecticut, George Zimmerman, gun control, gun violence, guns in schools, mass murder, murdertainment, National Rifle Association, National School Shield Emergency Response Program, National School Shield Program, Neil Gardner, NRA, Randi Weingarten, Sandy Hook, school shooting, Trayvon Martin, violent video games, Wayne LaPierre 38 Comments
Contrary to what you may have read online, teachers in Israel do not pack heat, and fewer guns in circulation means fewer gun deaths
In the immediate aftermath of last week’s mass shooting in Connecticut, in which 20 six- an seven-year-old kids were shot to death, a photo began circulating around the internet of what we were told was a school teacher in Israel, walking behind a group of children, with a rifle strapped across her back. There are […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Other, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2nd amendment, Adam Gopnik, arming teachers, assault weapons, Australia, Canada, David Hemenway, Diane Feinstein, Elizabeth Warren, Fix Gun Checks Act, Freedom Group, gun control, gun laws, gun violence, guns, Israel, Janet Rosenbaum, mass murder, mental health, revolution, Sandy Hook, Scotland, teachers, teachers union, violence, we need a revolution 35 Comments