There’s no simple path to stopping gun violence
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Banning AR-15s won’t end the killing. We have to dig deeper and courageously confront our society’s demons. Continue Reading
States passed 67 new gun control laws in 2018
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Before this year, such success in passing gun control legislation was not the trend in U.S. politics. Continue Reading
The First and Second amendments are both essential
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People sometimes debate whether the First or Second amendment to the U.S. Constitution is more important. The answer is they’re symbiotic. Continue Reading
Senate committee kills bill to end permit requirement for concealed guns
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People who want to legally carry concealed weapons in New Mexico will still have to go through a 15-hour firearms training course, pass a background check and get a permit. Continue Reading
Our Constitution will protect us, if we use it right
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The political right, left, and center are increasingly coalescing around the concern, the fear, that the core values we all cherish are being subsumed by what President Eisenhower might have called the “military, contractor, security complex.” Continue Reading
That time your neighbor’s hoax put you on a watch list
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One night, drunk and frustrated, he calls 911 and says that you want to assassinate Ronald Crump, a dude running for president. Click on the headline to follow this hypothetical to its conclusion. Continue Reading
Following tragedy, let’s focus on solving core problems
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In the wake of the Aurora massacre we can, and perhaps should, debate the role of guns in our society. But as long as we focus on that at the expense of working to solve our core problems, we’re seeking a Band Aid instead of true societal healing. Continue Reading
In hunting, Heinrich’s views find cohesion
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Martin Heinrich makes time – as recently as this weekend – to hunt to provide healthy meat for his family. It’s in that action that many of his views find cohesion. Continue Reading