Posts Tagged ‘Guns’
Alabama 2nd in Nation in Gun Deaths
Interesting that I had another twitter debate yesterday and it was related to the very issue of guns. My point in that debate was that we too often get sucked into the discussion about the meaning of the 2nd amendment instead of discussing what is sensible and reasonable gun policy. Every time a gun rights advocate is losing a debate on policy [...]
Wetumpka Man is Shot and Killed Over a Fence
This is the kind of incident that I think of when some people say everyone should own a gun for their own protection... An argument between Paul Norman Jones, 80, and his neighbors quickly got out of hand--reportedly due to a long standing dispute over a wooden fence. "The fence has been here as long as we've been here, and just bought [...]
Such a Tragedy…
My heart goes out to the family of the four year old girl who shot herself in the forehead with a gun she found in her apartment today. Such a senseless tragedy. Birmingham girl dies after accidentally shooting herself in head with gun she found - Breaking News from The Birmingham News - al.com.
Davis, Griffith and Bright Push Back at AG Holder on Assault Weapons Ban
Alabama Representatives Artur Davis, Bobby Bright and Parker Griffith were three of the 65 pro-gun Democrats who signed a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder asking him not to revive the ban on assault weapons, as he seemed to suggest he was considering last week. I'd imagine this will likely have the desired effect and back-burner the [...]
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