Tag Archives: gun violence

More than just calling for a ban on assault weapons, Obama moves to reinstate federal research on gun violence over the NRA’s objections

By Mark | January 16, 2013

The gun control debate in the United States went into overdrive today, as the President, surrounded by children who had written letters to the White House about gun violence, called on Congress “to renew a prohibition on assault weapons sales that expired in 2004, require criminal background checks on all gun purchases, including closing a [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Other | Also tagged arming kids, Art Kellermann, ATF, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conspiracy theories, crisis actors, data, David Barton, FEMA, gun control, guns, guns in schools, knowledge, National Rifle Association, National Violent Death Reporting System, NRA, Obama, research, research findings, research funding, Sandy Hook, Todd Tiahrt | 14 Comments

Alex Jones and James Yeager present common sense solutions to the epidemic of gun violence in America

By Mark | January 12, 2013

You all know what I think about gun control. I’ve written about it here before. As some of you have pointed out, however, I haven’t done a very good job of being objective. While I’ve told you what I believe, I’ve admittedly done an insufficient job of presenting the well-reasoned arguments of my fellow Americans [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged Agenda 21, Alex Jones, conspiracy theories, gun control, James Yeager, Piers Morgan, revolution, sarcasm, Tactical Response Gear, threats of violence, violence on the extreme right | 35 Comments

The problem, according to the NRA: Not enough “good” guns in schools

By Mark | December 22, 2012

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 [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Observations, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1st amendment, 2nd amendment, American Federation of Teachers, Asa Hutchinson, assault weapons, assault weapons ban, Columbine, Connecticut, George Zimmerman, gun control, 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 | 33 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

By Mark | December 21, 2012

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, assault weapons ban, Australia, Canada, David Hemenway, Diane Feinstein, Elizabeth Warren, Fix Gun Checks Act, Freedom Group, gun control, gun laws, guns, Israel, Janet Rosenbaum, mass murder, mental health, revolution, Sandy Hook, Scotland, teachers, teachers union, violence, we need a revolution | 34 Comments

The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary… agendas at play, profits to be made

By Mark | December 15, 2012

As you’ve no doubt heard, a gunman entered an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut yesterday morning, taking the lives of 20 children (all 6 and 7 years old) and 6 adults. It’s a heartbreaking story, and I don’t know that there’s anything that I can say that hasn’t already been said better by our obviously [...]