In the wake of the shootings in Aurora, opinions vary as to whether the time is right to debate gun-control laws. As you have probably already noticed, most pundits – particularly those on the right – are claiming it is “too soon” to discuss the nation’s gun policies. On Monday night, Jon Stewart weighed in […]
Michael Eric Dyson reported this Monday on the Ed Show that while a recent Pew poll found only 45% of Americans favor the broad idea of stricter gun laws, polls asking more specific questions paint a completely different picture. For example, take a look at these figures: 88 percent want to prohibit those on the […]
In a web-exclusive video essay, Bill Moyers says Friday’s deadly shooting in Colorado is yet another tragic indication that our society — and too many of our politicians — covet guns more than common sense or life itself. The National Rifle Association in particular, Bill says, “has turned the Second Amendment of the Constitution into […]
Gabby Gifford’s successor, Congressman Ron Barber, who was injured in the January 8 shooting in Tucson, issued a statement today on today’s mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado. “The people of Aurora have suffered an immense loss. We are tested in times like these and we must come together to support one another in the wake […]
We all remember the tragic Trayvon Martin case, and the wider issue of America’s “Stand Your Ground” laws. There are at least two sides to every story, and the unfortunate reality of “Stand Your Ground” cases is that the shooter, all too often, is never prosecuted as the other individual is deceased and stripped of […]