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The Wiki Weapon project is not the work of a dispassionate techie seeking to push the outer limits of modern technology. Instead it is a blatant, undisguised attempt to radically alter our system of government.
The military is to be commended for addressing its suicide problem -- but it needs to get down to root causes and to implement the obvious solutions that might make a difference.
Now, we also can say with confidence that cities make a very costly mistake when they ignore the large, potential gains for their residents, home owners and taxpayers and budgets from making additional efforts to reduce violent crime.
Last night, no question about guns was asked during the debate and a huge opportunity was missed to move forward this vitally important national conversation. But we, and the families, know that the conversation has only just begun.
After all, what value is there in having a right (self-defense) in theory if the state effectively denies you the very means to enforce that right?
I have an offer for David Brooks. If he promises to stop being an amateur psychologist, I promise to stop being an amateur columnist. What Brooks doesn't know about psychology is a lot. Everything he says about it has a shallow ring, is misinformed, and displays the same bias and ulterior motive.
We need our next Commander-in-Chief to tell us his plan to reduce the number of people shot and killed every year. These shootings keep happening to our friends, families and neighbors, and each incident is more sickening than the last.
We can't shelter our children from everything forever. But we've got to do all we can to shut down senseless mayhem, violence and killing and to ensure those who come after us aren't numbed to and harmed by it.
Pro-gun leaders like NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre would have us believe that "the guys with the guns make the rules" in our democracy. But nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, our Founders ratified the Constitution to obviate the need for political violence.
As I prepared to leave my office to start my 5:30 course, caution was in my mind, but overwhelmingly I was concerned. Were any of my students hurt? Were any professors struck by bullets? Was the shooter still on the loose?
Serena Williams and Andy Murray serve as a powerful reminder of the tragic toll of gun violence and our nation's unique failure to do enough to prevent it. Both Andy Murray and Serena Williams were touched by gun violence.
If you think the gun rights-gun control debate is not a serious issue in this year's election, you are mistaken.
Photo Credit: BRETT MYERS/Youth Radio Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick tears into Mitt Romney's record as the governor of that state. He, like t...
Stricter gun laws simply aren't the answer, which is why increased gun regulations nationally and at the state level aren't likely to be seen in light of recent tragedies.
Much in the way we have gotten used to taking pills to solve our emotional issues as a country, we believe that all our problems can be solved with an external act. But shootings are exposing something. Something that America needs to see if it plans to thrive again as a nation.
It is not hard to discover why reforms to reduce global climate change or to curb the American homicide rate have no place on today's political agenda. Reform advocates are massively outspent by their opponents.
