In what could be the political story of the decade, Democratic Senators Angela Giron of Pueblo and John Morse of Colorado Springs face recall votes after gun-rights activists petitioned them to face voters. The National Rifle Association along with other Right Wing special interests groups such as Americans For Prosperity and the Koch Brothers are spending untold […]
NAACP president Ben Jealous and Sybrina Fulton, mother of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, discuss the impact policies like stop and frisk have on communities. Fulton spoke out against stop-and-frisk noting: “You can’t give people the authority, whether it’s civilians or police officers, the right to just stop somebody because of the color of their skin.” […]
Armed protesters from Open Carry Texas gathered outside the Texas Capitol last Wednesday seeking to get the public to accept individuals openly carrying rifles. However, several spectators were made uneasy by the display as reported by local news affiliate KEYE TV: “It was pretty shocking to see all those guns, big, big guns!!” said one onlooker. […]
Former green beret and Iraq War veteran, 35-year-old Justin Stanfield Thomas, was accidently shot and killed by his 4-year-0ld son at a Prescott Valley, Arizona, home. According to local news affiliate ABC15, Thomas was visiting a former roommate when his son found the gun and accidently pulled the trigger, fatally wounding him: “Within minutes the […]
The Bill Of Needs? Guns and God version 2.0: “They are our rights…given by our creator to us all.” Oh really? Assuming by creator, they mean God. So I guess God told someone, “And the people shall have the right to more than ten bullet magazine clips.” Where is that in the Bible? Anyone? Beuller…. […]