In the wake of another deadly school shooting in Florida, the lessons of past massacres in Vietnam can teach us about U.S. violence and the need to reform unchecked gun culture, discusses Lawrence Davidson. By Lawrence Davidson Back in October…Read more →
Benton, Kentucky: A 15-year-old, male student was arrested on murder charges after allegedly opening fire in the Marshall County High School, killing two students and wounding 14 others. The motive is unknown at this time. The boy illegally obtained the gun and he illegally used it in a gun-free zone. [Let's hear it for gun-control laws.] [...]
Aaron Goldstein, a gun-control advocate seeking election as Illinois Attorney General, was robbed at gunpoint by three men who failed to obey the city's strict gun-control laws. He was in a local park posing for a campaign photo when he came face-to-face with the consequences of gun-control laws. Luckily, no one was harmed. In a bizarre turn of events, Goldstein refused to give a detailed descriptions of his attackers. [...]
A ban on the possession on bullets purchased out-of-state takes effect January 1, 2018. In 2019, everyone who buys ammunition in California will be required to undergo a background check like those currently required for firearm sales. [The plan is clear.
Ready for more gun mayhem-- even if you live in a state with rational gun laws? Yesterday afternoon, Congress took a procedural vote providing for consideration of H.R. 38, Richard Hudson's Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which happens to be the NRA's #1 priority for the current session of Congress.
An off-duty police officer near Sao-Paulo, Brazil, shot and killed two armed robbers while holding his baby in his arms. The officer, Sergeant Rafael Souza, and his wife were inside a pharmacy to get medicine for their sick baby when the incident occurred. The robbers were shot dead at the scene. [...]
The gunman was a felon and, therefore, was forbidden by existing gun control laws from purchasing or owning firearms. Neal was being prosecuted for assault with a deadly weapon and stabbing against two of his neighbors, but was out on bail. He shot one of his prior victims to death before firing at random targets and then driving to a school. [...]
-by NoahIn the wake of Tuesday's election debacle for the Repug Party, there are reports that American Terrorist Paul Ryan and his congressional cohorts are panicking over the fact that they have done nothing other than rename a few post offices and highways; no legislation of consequence. Given the psychotic tendencies of Republicans and what they'd like to do to us, that's actually a good thing.
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Texas church shooter Devin Kelley brutally assaulted both his ex-wife and infant stepson years prior to the shooting, which resulted in a bad-conduct discharge from the US Air Force and disqualified him from legally buying firearms. He also escaped from a mental institution. There are laws in place that made it illegal for Kelly to purchasing guns, but that didn't stop him from doing so. [...]
