Tag: gun violence
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Gun Violence – The War Against Ourselves
The number of Americans killed by firearms since 1968, including suicides, homicides, and accidental shootings, is 1.4 million, more than the 1.2 million killed in all the wars involving our country from the Revolutionary War to the present. While Americans constitute just under 5% of the world’s population, we account for almost ½ of…
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The NRA’s Real Mission
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Paul Street examines the role of the NRA and concludes that their true purpose is the promotion of fascism.
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Trump fears terrorists, but more Americans are shot dead by toddlers
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Shortly before leaving America for Britain, after 12 years as a correspondent, the relative of one of my son’s friends politely declined my invitation to visit us in London. “I don’t think I could go to Europe,” she said. “It doesn’t seem safe.” Try as I might I could not suppress a laugh. My wife…