Is It Really 'Unclear' Whether a Background Check Would Have Stopped a Killer Who Passed One?
The New York Times thinks so.
The New York Times thinks so.
Very few people are victims of workplace homicide-and the ones who are are mostly men.
"Stronger mental health screenings for prospective gun owners" would strip many harmless people of their Second Amendment rights.
One criminologist's reaction: "This report should calm the fears that many people have that these numbers are out of control."
The attack came on the same day a jury provisionally approved the death penalty for another theater shooter.
Everything you think you know about conflict minerals is wrong.
Her "Bitch Better Have My Money" video is a slick, seven-minute slice of all of Rihanna's glorious pop toxicity-and that's "problematic."
The urge to "do something" after the Charleston church attack inspires half-baked proposals.
Probably not: "I don't think it's an answer," says the former Bush adviser.
Why "common-sense gun safety reforms" would not have "prevented what happened in Charleston."
In 2015, it's an expression of hostility, not only toward black people, but to broader ideals of how the nation should come to terms with the legacy of racism.
On what appears to be his website: "We have no skinheads, no real KKK, no one doing anything but talking on the internet."
Particularly a speech by a political adversary, conveniently enough
The absence of yet another law that somebody could have ignored just means that you have one legal violation instead of two.
Comments cater to religious conservatives without supporting a federal role in solutions.
Why the Charleston church massacre isn't likely to lead to stricter gun laws
Evidence mounts for hate crime designation
The only game that matters to the culture war is the zero-sum game.
Historical views of sexual violence make modern television look remarkably moral and restrained.
Reserve Deputy Robert Bates said he thought he was holding a Taser, not a handgun, when he fired at Harris.
Body-worn cameras encourage both police and citizens to behave better
Thousands come out to protest.
He can't be trusted to respect citizens' rights.
Ready for some cause marketing gone very, very wrong?
Reel violence does not lead to real violence.
Why do the numbers appear to be going up? Because previous shootings have been underreported.
Still don't have motive for the shootings, though.
Friday incident where shooter killed another girl, then self.
That's what some unidentified officials are saying.
Most Americans were spanked as kids, believe their parents acted in their interest, and take this treatment for granted. But the wisdom of our ancestors is often wrong.
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