This is a good illustration of how I felt last night. There was news of yet another shooting at a Walmart, this time in Duncan, Oklahoma. (What is it about Walmarts, anyway?) Then there was the backyard shooting in Fresno,… Read More ›
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It’s not just a park anymore
This weekend I found out I wasn’t as “over” our neighborhood shooting as I thought. Two days ago, for the first time in quite a while, I took my dog for a walk, and our usual route goes right through… Read More ›
Shooting too close to home
This was my front yard when I got up Sunday morning. Yep, that’s crime scene tape tied to my tree. I could see a police car just down the street and an officer standing there talking to someone. As soon… Read More ›
Shootings require guns
Our lawmakers need to stop the excuses and false rationales. Other countries have mental illness. Other countries have video games. Other countries have racists. But only the US has frequent mass shootings. Why? Because only the US has more guns… Read More ›
About those red flag laws …
There has been a lot of talk this week about passing “red flag laws” to help prevent the sort of shootings that occurred in El Paso and Dayton over the weekend. And some reports have suggested Colorado’s new red flag… Read More ›
Today it was El Paso …
… tomorrow?
Gun culture
The recent mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, were terrible beyond words and yet, sadly, not at all unfamiliar to Americans. Mass shootings have become all too common here. It’s worth noting that in New Zealand the immediate reaction by… Read More ›
