Wednesday’s mass killing of nine people in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., by a lone gunman shocks the conscience of any sane person. … Yet the very fact of another awful act of gun violence helps to explain why nothing will change. For nearly a century, […] Read more »
Why gun control is doomed
… Americans of different political beliefs live ever-more different lives. That adds an element of raw tribalism to what should be dispassionate questions of public policy. Guns are a grim example. Consider polls that show Americans are becoming more hostile to gun control, and more willing to say that guns […] Read more »
Guns: The Soapbox vs. Reality
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC suffered an unimaginable tragedy on Wednesday. According to police, shots were fired during a Bible study meeting by 21-year-old suspect Dylan Roof, killing nine people. America is mourning for the innocent lives lost, their family, and their friends at a time to […] Read more »
The Massacre In Charleston Is Unlikely To Lead To Gun Control Legislation
Mass shootings sadly seem to be almost a routine part of American life — as do the post-shooting rituals. As we mourn the nine people killed Wednesday night in Charleston, South Carolina, the conversation has already turned to politics and gun control. Most Republicans don’t want to talk about it. […] Read more »
Support for gun control isn’t dead, new poll shows. It just matters how you frame the question.
Two years ago, immediately after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., poll after poll showed broad support for new gun control measures. … Today, gun control seems to be on the run. Gun rights is winning the day. An oft-cited proof of this new order is […] Read more »
When a Gun Is Not a Gun
… In everyday life, your brain seems to be a reactive organ. You stroll past a round red object in the produce section of a supermarket and react by reaching for an apple. A police officer sees a weapon and reacts by raising his gun. Stimulus is followed by response. […] Read more »