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The chilling effect of concealed carry law on the Texas classroom
Posted by Greg Laden on February 24, 2016 
Texas has adopted a law that allows students to bring a handgun to class, or to meetings with professors. As a response to this policy, the president of the Faculty Senate, Jonathan Snow, gathered a group of faculty and gave a powerpoint presentation that included the slide at the top of the post. Snow’s presentation…
Which US Senators Voted Against Expanded Background Checks For Gun Purchase?
Posted by Greg Laden on December 3, 2015 
We’ve had a spate of spree killings lately, most recently and famously the killing of 14 people in San Bernardino by two people who should not have owned firearms but were apparently able to legally purchase assault rifles, pistols, and thousands of rounds of ammo. So, Senators Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey, a Democrat and…
What YOU can do about gun violence
Posted by Greg Laden on October 2, 2015 
Why you have to do something about guns This message is primarily for those living in the United States. In the US, we have an outdated Constitutional amendment that has been interpreted by many, including the courts, in a way that hampers effective legislation to address what is clearly a major problem with the proliferation…
President Obama’s Statement on Shootings in Oregon
Posted by Greg Laden on October 2, 2015 
“We are the only advanced country in the world that sees these shootings every few months.”
How much like Byron Smith is the average gun owner?
Posted by Greg Laden on May 3, 2014 
I refuse to live in fear. I am not a bleeding heart liberal. I have a civic duty. I have to do it. Burglars are not human, they are vermin. I try to be a good person, to do what I should, be a good citizen. Those are among the words uttered by Byron Smith…
How confetti knowledge took down Universal Knowledge. Allah. And his friend Salah.
Posted by Greg Laden on February 8, 2014 
What? Just watch:
Mark Kessler has been suspended.
Posted by Greg Laden on August 1, 2013 
As I suggested might happen, the town of Gilberton, Pennsylvania suddenly realized that having an over the top crazy gun nut as chief of police use town weapons to make his own YouTube video threatening a large percentage of the citizens of the United States was not a good idea. When Kessler finally goes over…
Gilberton, Pennsylvania Police Chief Mark Kessler
Posted by Greg Laden on July 25, 2013 
OK, watch this and answer a question for me. The question is, does our American love for free speech translate into ignoring this man’s behavior, or does our (seemingly less important) American love for freedom for all require that a person who behaves this way NOT be the chief of police of any governmental unit…
What Does The George Zimmerman Not Guilty Verdict Mean?
Posted by Greg Laden on July 14, 2013 First, I want to say this to George Zimmerman and his lawyer. Stop whining. You are the one who chose to kill someone, and did so, then got away with it. It is not you who lost or who has had your life torn apart or taken away or anything like that. So stop being…
Senator Kelly Ayotte: Going down in flames
Posted by Greg Laden on May 1, 2013 Hey, guess what? It turns out that if 90% of the people want something, and it is the only right thing to do, and not doing it not only “not the right thing” but it is also an abysmally horrid, insensitive, immoral, and boneheaded thing to do, that YOU LOSE. Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte of…