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Attack gun violence, not straw men
A recent Daily Journal asked N.C. policymakers to “Attack school violence, not a straw man.” Now, David French of National Review Online applies the same principle to the larger debate…
Gun violence
Law & Public Safety
Gun sales at record highs, gun accidents at record lows
Consider the following two statements: Gun sales have been at record levels for the past two years Accidental gun deaths were at an all-time low in 2016, according to the annual “Injury…
Liberty
Question for progressives
Should the words “trigger warning” be prefaced by a trigger warning for those people who might be disturbed by anything that could possibly bring to mind guns or gun violence?
Regulation
For those who like the idea of more gun control
The city of Chicago offers reason for concern, according to Breitbart.com’s “Big Government” page. According to the Chicago Tribune, “The city recorded its 300th homicide this weekend and went on…
Liberty
A&T ice cream social cancelled due to gunfire
NC A&T State University has cancelled the final three days of its year-end Aggie Fest after reports of gunfire and an assault on campus: In a letter sent to students…
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Laws to Address Illegal Actions
A group assembled presumably in Hendersonville somewhere to end gun violence. The group is not off-base. They argue for better gun safety education. But they also seek “laws to address…
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Charlotte’s notable shooting of the moment
Six people injured, included three with with life-threatening injuries, at the N.C. Music Factory. Per WSOC-TV: Detectives believe that there was an altercation that started inside Queen City Underground [rehearsal…
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Oh.
More information is now available about the “suspicious person” spotted “on” the playground of Oakley Elementary School. The school went into lackdown yesterday after the “suspicious person” drove past the…
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Another Gboro teen brawl w/gunplay
.. Greensboro Police Department press release: On July 25, 2013 at approximately 11:30 pm, Officers were dispatched to a discharge of firearm at the Saint John’s Lodge located at 1107…
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What we know that ain’t so
In a TIME column dedicated to addressing the epidemic of violence involving black men, including an alarming rate of black-on-black homicides in his city and others, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter…
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Yes, We Can (stop gun violence)!
Sheldon Richman explains how in his latest column.
Liberty
Don’t Burn Books – Cook Them
From the headlines today, we read of plans to build a new ABC store, a new casino, and a new brewery. This is celebrated as an indicator of prosperity. By…