Canada, Guns, and Reasonable Compromise
A heavily armed man recently killed 22 random Canadian citizens. Two of the guns were purchased in the US. While such violence is relatively rare in Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau responded with more than just “thoughts and prayers.”
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America, Where a Life Is Not a Life
In America, the value of your life apparently depends on how you die. Some deaths matter more than others. Let’s try to be fact-based and rational.
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New Zealand Sets an Example of Self-Respect
Just six days after the mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, a country where mass shootings are rare, passed a sweeping new ban on semi-automatic rifles and large ammunition magazines. Meanwhile, in the US, despite a mass shooting every nine months, we cannot even pass a moderate degree of gun control. Where is our self-respect? Where is our respect for life?
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Gun Control: Who Has the Courage to Represent the Majority of Americans?
When you aggregate polls of Americans across Democrats, Republicans and Independents, 65% support increased gun control. As this article demonstrates, despite this, Democrats still fail to muster the courage to oppose the NRA.
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