Kathy Myers is a sign of our failure to care for one another. A resident of Indiana, Myers badly injured her shoulder, had no health insurance and no money, and believed that the only way she could be treated was to take a pistol … [Read more...]
What bullets do.
Have you seen this ad? John Rosenthal, eat your heart out: HT John Birge, via Alex Ross. … [Read more...]
Condie Rice on Gun Violence
SECRETARY RICE: ??."what do we need to do? It's quite obvious: Stop the flow of arms to foreign fighters; stop the flow of foreign fighters across the borders; stop using advanced IED technology to kill American soldiers; stop stirring up … [Read more...]
Coises, Foiled Again!
There are about 215 million guns of all types owned by Americans. With our population of 300 million, this amounts to two guns for every three people. And with total murders in the US by gun annually, at just under eleven thousand, it is a … [Read more...]
Gun law outrage at VaTech: Cho had been involuntarily committed, lied about it
NPR News is reporting that the Virginia Tech shooter been involuntarily committed to a mental health facility as an "imminent danger to himself or others" in 2005. Then, of course, he lied about it on a form he filled out in order to … [Read more...]
Share your thoughts on youth gun violence & legislative actions
For those who have been troubled by recent crime scenes given so much play in the media, you already know what a disturbing trend youth violence has taken towards guns. Gun violence has many contributing factors, not the least of … [Read more...]
Here’s one for Bruce
Our favorite Differently-Winged MA expat may not like this: Turns out states with more guns at home have, like, more homicides. Who woulda thunk it?Guns are used to kill two out of every three homicide victims in the United States, and new … [Read more...]
Boston Buys Guns
Boston.com reports today on a new gun buy-back program: 40 grand to be spent in total, $200 a pop, no questions asked. Correction: the $200 comes in Target gift certificates. Evidently this is the preferred store of illegal gun … [Read more...]