“The Missouri GOP is inviting the conclusion that political disputes are best settled (and perhaps can only be settled) with violence.”
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Cleveland Police Want Kasich to Suspend Open Carry Law
Rightfully so, Cleveland’s law enforcement sees guns at the Republican convention as threat to the public and police.
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The National Review Nitpicks the President’s Dallas Speech
He wasn’t just talking about access to guns.
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The Tie That Binds Police Shootings and the NRA: Warrior Cops
Police officers should return to being guardians instead of warriors.
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Some Things You Need to Know About the Dallas Police Department
How the Dallas police chief dealt with excessive police force and why we need to have his back.
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The Need For a Federal Response to the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
We can’t leave change up to individual cities and states.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Are Gun Control Laws Constitutional?
A brief history of states’ rights, the Supreme Court and the origins of “the right to bear arms.”
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Civic Virtues, Not Guns, Nurture the Republic
A good guy with a gun isn’t the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun
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Quick Takes: What a Publicity Stunt Looks Like
* Speaker Paul Ryan called the Democratic House sit-in a “publicity stunt.” One can only assume that he forgot what one of those actually looks like. For those who might have missed it, that is a picture of Paul Ryan washing clean dishes at a soup kitchen. * Here is the news out of Baltimore […]
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The Time for Silence is Over
“No fly, no buy” is problematic, but the act of organizing is important.
