The new definition of ‘freedom:’ Children drilled in lockdowns, listening for the footsteps of a killer stalking the halls.
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Opinion: The problem is the wrong people obtaining guns
Since 1970, there have been 2,052 school shootings in the U.S. There have been calls for stronger gun control since JFK was assassinated, which was before I was born. I always brushed it off. Those shootings don’t happen in small towns like mine. Gun control is for the hardcore liberals who want to eliminate the […]
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Littwin: If bipartisan Senate group proposes a mostly toothless gun law, should Dems support it?
Shockingly, the U.S. Senate may be on the verge of passing some kind of gun-safety law. Yes, I said it would never happen, and I might still be right. But if I’m wrong and it does get passed, it would be a mostly toothless law. Let us count the ways. It wouldn’t ban semi-automatic assault […]
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Silverman: Gun violence leaves us all hostages to fate. Some now worry about having kids.
There is no perfect moment to be a parent, but modern times pose new problems. Amid the contagions of firearms and COVID, with massive inflation and limited affordable housing, this is a daunting year to start a family. America has faced other tough times. With World War II looming, U.S. Ambassador Joseph Kennedy reportedly said: […]
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Opinion: I’ve lived in a country with gun control. It works.
Ten days after the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, Americans were reeling from yet another preventable tragedy. The lives of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school did not have to end in such hateful bloodshed. As devastated as this country is, we cannot allow our grief to stall our […]
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Zornio: Stop stigmatizing mental health by blaming it for mass shootings
Anyone who can kill a child at point blank range with an AR-15 is clearly not of typical mental capacity. This does not mean the murderer has a mental health disorder. Make no mistake, America has a mental health crisis. Based on assessments of 2020 data, more than 20% of the adult population — or […]
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Littwin: What makes America exceptional? Try this: After every mass shooting, we ignore the truth.
Columbine was my first school shooting. Like many of you, I’ve spent these many years since that horrible April day pondering the lessons of Columbine. In my case, the job requires not only thinking about the lessons, but also writing about them — about all the many things we got wrong, some of the few […]
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Nicolais: Want to end mass shootings? Don’t get distracted by other issues.
After another tragic, commonplace massacre of school children in America last week, the monotonous debate on what needs to be done began again. Nearly a quarter century after Columbine, we have yet to implement changes to protect our most vulnerable. The simple truth is that nothing will happen until gun control advocates become single-issue voters […]
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Drew Litton: Just how far have we come since Columbine?
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.
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Jim Morrissey: Who pays the price for inaction on gun violence?
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.