Civil Rights Era hero Rep. John Lewis of Georgia instigated a new sit-in, this time in the well of the House of Representatives in an attempt to force votes on gun violence control legislation. After Lewis gave that stirring speech, “dozens of Democrats” sat down and refused to budge. Speaker Ryan soon told CSPAN to […]
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Gun Violence Research: If Republicans in Congress Won’t Do It, California Will
We’ll have some real data to work with for a change.
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Anti-Brexit British MP Assassinated on the Street
The Guardian has good coverage of the political assassination that occurred today in Birstall, England. Freshman Labour MP Jo Cox was cut down by a madman wielding a gun and a knife, and reportedly yelling “Britain First.” That’s probably a reference to the Brexit debate going on in Britain right now. Polls show that the […]
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How to “Make it Stop”
The Boston Globe lists six senators standing in the way of an assault weapons ban.
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The Tie That Binds Mass Shootings
When violence is a means for dominance, men will continue to murder.
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The Worst Mass Shooting in American History. And We Still Won’t Do a Damn Thing About the Guns.
I want to ask when the gun violence will finally stop in this country. But I know better than to ask, because the answer is “not anytime soon.” A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun took hostages and opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub, killing approximately 20 people dead and wounding 42 […]
Posted inJanuary 1994
Curb Violence by Targeting Violence
The first battle in America’s war at home has been won. That battle was over simply acknowledging that the war existed in the first place—that even though violence has not increased appreciably in recent years, we’ve been in a state of denial about its Vietnam-like toll. 1993 will be remembered as the year when we […]
