gun-violence
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Gun Control, Front And Center, During Next Supreme Court Term
Let me start out this column by stating the obvious. Mass violence continues to unfold in our nation with assault weapons like the AR-15, a weapon not designed for civilian life, but which kills with battlefield efficiency in our communities and on our streets. And believe it or not, that violence has a very good… Continue reading
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Toughness Needed With Parent Who Furthered Gun Violence, Abundant Life Christian School Shooting Legal Saga Continues
Twenty years ago, I was pressing in letters to the editor of newspapers and in blog posts that parents of children who use guns for death and destruction and have been aided by said parents with access to the deadly weapons must be held legally accountable. We can all be angry about the level of… Continue reading
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If Illinois Can Do It, Why Can’t Wisconsin? Stop Pistols From Easy Conversion To Automatic Weapons
The news from Illinois regarding gun control measures is, once again, uplifting. State lawmakers are weighing another measure aimed at the firearms industry: requiring some gun manufacturers to redesign pistols so they can’t be easily converted into automatic weapons. The latest effort by Illinois, long a national leader on gun control, mirrors legislation California passed… Continue reading
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Two Madison Teenagers Dead From Gun Violence, We Know Why It Happened
Tragic in every sense of the word. Even more tragic is that this type of story about gun violence is all too common. The teen murder-suicide on Madison’s East Side in which a 16-year-old died from his injuries Friday, the day after a 19-year-old man shot him and then killed himself. The 16-year-old was close… Continue reading
