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The real threat

All mass shootings have two things in common: madmen and guns

When I woke last June 12 to news of the worst-ever mass shooting in the history of the United States, I found myself hoping that the shooter wouldn’t turn out to be Muslim, that the shooting wouldn’t be one tied to “Islamic terrorism.” While it may seem obvious to wish that such terrorism fails to […]

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What will end the obsession?

Our gun problem hasn’t changed in years

I used to keep a blog online fairly religiously, and I was good about it, offering witty, profane, provocative, decidedly liberal takes on the state of the world. I won’t bore you with a link or an admonition to go check it out however, because a few months ago I threw in the towel. Shut […]

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