Back in August 2008, Bullet Counter Points talked to journalist/author David Vann about a fascinating article he had just written for Esquire entitled Portrait of the School Shooter as a Young Man.
One of the great legends of the American Old West surrounds the 1881 shootout at the O.K. Corrall.
It has already been well chronicled that gun control supporters fared well in the November 2 elections.
Bills are currently pending in seven states (AZ, GA, MI, OH, OK, SC, TN) that would restrict the ability of America s colleges and universities to regulate firearms on campus (at least five other states have considered similar legislation during the past year).
Recently, I got hold of a fundraising letter that Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) sent out on behalf of a new group calling itself the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR). To give you a perspective on their ideology, NAGR Executive Director Dudley Brown calls the Brady Law (which requires federally licensed firearm dealers to conduct …
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Last year, the Supreme Court overturned a handgun ban here in the federal enclave of Washington and ruled that the Second Amendment protects individual gun ownership (the justices did leave room for firearms regulation, saying government could prohibit guns in “sensitive places” and forbid ownership by certain dangerous people, such as felons). But the court …
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At my age I probably should not be-but constantly am-amazed at the things some in the pro-gun lobby will say in order to get a mention in the news. In a desperate attempt to fire-up the faithful, groups like Gun Owners of America (GOA) have accused Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor of being an anti-gun …
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News this past weekend of a school shooting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, served to remind me of a couple of misconceptions about the nature of gun violence in our nation s school systems. As I travel around the country, I often hear people say that our nation s schools are inherently dangerous because of gun …
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Our National Parks could become dangerous places if a group of 47 pro-gun senators have their way.