Bill Blum / TruthdigDec 16, 2012
As a result of a grotesque confluence of cultural iconography celebrating the virtues of an armed citizenry, political cowardice in the face of pro-gun lobbies like the NRA, and a judiciary that has redefined the meaning of the Second Amendment, we have become a nation bereft of effective gun control, reduced to waiting for the next firearm fueled massacre.The question arises with renewed urgency: When and how will the madness stop? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 16, 2012
Why do U.S. cable news networks intensively cover these mass shootings, making it the only story for a day or two and prying into every detail of them, when they aren’t interested in preventing them from happening again through banning semiautomatic weapons? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Marian Wright EdelmanDec 16, 2012
Once again we are faced with unspeakable horror from gun violence and once again we are reminded that there is no safe harbor for our children. How young do the victims have to be and how many children need to die before we stop the proliferation of guns in our nation and the killing of innocents? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 15, 2012
Sources involved in a developing investigation say a 20-year-old gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, on Friday morning at a grade school in Newtown, Conn., roughly 60 miles northeast of New York City. Sources say a 20-year-old gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, at a grade school in Newtown, Conn., on Friday morning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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