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Archives: Guns
26 Gun murders (equiv. 130) in England vs. *11,004* in US Annually
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Revised There have been 1,516 mass shootings in 1,735 days in the United States. You'll note you don't hear about mass shootings in…
Six things to know about mass shootings in America
Frederic Lemieux | (The Conversation) | - - America has experienced yet another mass shooting, this time at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. It…
What’s with the Victorious GOP’s obsession with Civil War?
By David Faris | (Informed Comment) | - - Have you and your friends gotten into a spirited board game of Bizingo recently? Have you ordered a slew of dome-style skirts from…
Gun Industry in US kills 7 Kids a Day
By Gary Younge | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Every day, on average, seven kids and teens are shot dead in America. Election 2016 will undoubtedly prove consequential in many ways,…
The Shootings you Didn’t Hear Trump Denounce because, not Muslim
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Cable news and social media in the United States don't go into "OhmyGod there's only One Story" mode about mass shootings unless they…
Trump: Disarm Sec. Clinton’s bodyguards: & “let’s see what happens to her.”
CNN | (Video News Report) | - - "During a Miami rally, Donald Trump wondered aloud what would happen to Hillary Clinton should her Secret Service detail be disarmed, saying "take their…
Our American Crimes against the Future
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - I recently dug my mother’s childhood photo album out of the depths of my bedroom closet. When I opened it, I found that…
Islamophobia Kills: German Munich shooter admired Breivik, Killed Turks
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The shooter at a Munich mall last week who killed 9 and left 27 wounded was an admirer of far right wing Norwegian…
8,124 Murders by Firearm in US vs. 29 (144 equiv.) in UK
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Revised The United States continues to be peculiar in handing out powerful magazine-fed firearms to almost anyone who wants one and not requiring…
NRA: The Public be Damned (Political cartoon)
By Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol's World ) Courtesy Jamiol's World
Occupy Congress? House Democrats Stage Sit-In to Force Vote on Gun Control
TeleSur | - - Democrats have been demanding changes to gun control policy in the wake of the Orlando club shooting. U.S. House Democrats staged a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday…After Orlando: Twitter Recoils from Islamophobia, Takes Aim at Gun Laws
By Saif Shahin | ( Foreign Policy in Focus/ Lobelog) | - - An analysis of the Twitter conversation over 12 hours on the day of the shooting reveals deep animosity against…
Top 7 ways to tell if Someone is lying about being a ‘Salafi Jihadi’
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Regulars at Pulse Nightclub are saying that Omar Mateen, the alleged shooter in the early Sunday morning massacre there, was himself a regular!…
Omar Mateen and Rightwing Homophobia: Hate Crime or Domestic Terrorism?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - US law enforcement is at least initially categorizing the horrific Orlando shootings as "domestic terrorism." I don't think it probably was terrorism in…
Will the Militias & gun nuts volunteer as Donald Trump’s Storm Troopers?
By Bob Dreyfuss | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Can it happen here? That’s the question circulating now that Donald Trump, the nativist, rabble-rousing xenophobe, and billionaire, is threatening to capture…
Oregon Standoff: What If The Armed Men Were Muslim Or Black?
Jessica Sherry | AJ+ | (Video News Report) | - - "The Ammon Bundy–led armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon isn't just about land rights. Dena Takruri gets…
A Letter from Norway on our Epidemic of Mass Shootings
By John L Hanson | (Informed Comment) | - - Why is it easier to buy a gun than to board a Plane? Why doesn’t America change their weapon law? What is…
White Oregon Terrorists mocked: YeeHaw-dists, Y’all-Qaeda
AJ+ | (Video Report) | - - "A group of armed men took over a building on federal land in remote western Oregon. They've been there for a few days without any…