Middle-Age Suicide
Middle age is reportedly the happiest time of life for most Americans. So, why are middle-aged men at such high risk for suicide? I belong to a group that has an unusually high rate of dying by...
View Article“If they want to kill, they’ll find a way.”
This is a comment by Quadruple A and Mike Conway on the post “Mass Shooting in Aurora, Colorado – Tell Me Why We Don’t Need Gun Control Again?“ Quadruple A said: “I am very sympathetic to gun control...
View ArticleWhy I Purchased My First Hand Gun
One man from an anti-gun culture comes to embrace firearms and the responsibility and freedom they embody. Author’s note: I completed this essay about a week before the shooting in Aurora, Colorado. It...
View Article“In developed nations gun ownership levels directly correlate with the number...
This is a comment by John Smith on the post “Incentivizing Violence: When Will the Insanity End!?“ John Smith said: “Actually, gun ownership per capita in Canada is less than half that of the US,...
View ArticleOn Swords and Guns
In the face of one of the nation’s worst school shootings, JP Rennquist finds comfort in his faith and urges us to find comprehensive ways of ending gun violence. My heart aches, it cries out for...
View ArticleBushmaster Rifles Has Been Running The Most Evil Ads I’ve Ever Seen
How do you defend your fragile masculinity? With a gun! Prepare to throw up in your mouth. The primary weapon used in the Newtown massacre was a .223 rifle manufactured by Bushmaster, and that is the...
View ArticleBreaking News: Firefighters Shot At While Responding To A Fire
One injury, a spreading fire, and as yet a lot of unanswered questions. Early this morning, firefighters responding to a house fire in Rochester, New York were subjected to gunfire from a person or...
View ArticleNEW STUDY: Homicide the Leading Cause of Death Among Young African-American Men
Dr. Charles H. Hennekens describes the death of so many young black men by murder as “a devastating epidemic”. An article published in the April issue of the American Journal of Medicine titled “The...
View ArticleCarrying Guns on Pennsylvania Campuses May be OK
Though many schools have umbrella policies to ban all weapons, some universities are allowing firearms to avoid possible lawsuits. Kutztown University’s president, F. Javier Cevallos, emailed the...
View ArticleHow To Be a Prepper Parent
Capt. William E. Simpson is a survivalist. And naturally enough, so are his children — and his grandchildren. — It’s not easy raising children, even on a good day. Readers who already have, or who are...
View ArticleIn Touch With My Feminine Side…If You Like It or Not
Happy Halloween! Wil Elrick is 6’7″. He wrestled a bear. But he’ll surprise you with what else he likes to—and will—do. —- Imagine that you are being held hostage in a business when a SWAT team member...
View ArticleChipotle Bans Guns, Now What?
Does the debate over firearms always have to include overzealous displays and grant the loudest argument victory? − In case you have missed the recent news, Chipotle execs have asked patrons to not...
View ArticleOne Suicide every 40 Seconds: Why are we Killing Ourselves?
We kill ourselves while under the delusion that the world will be better off without us. That is completely false! According to a landmark United Nations report, every 40 seconds, someone in the world...
View ArticleJose Canseco Shoots His Finger Off With His Handgun, And It’s Not Funny
Mike Kasdan is treating José Canseco’s gun accident as an opportunity to talk about gun control and the disturbing statistics on gun-related injuries. – In 1989, on crutches for months because of a...
View ArticleEmergencies on Campus: How to Be Prepared For Anything
We may feel indestructible in college, but it can’t hurt to prepare just in case we’re wrong. _________ For those who have considered the need to prepare for crisis and disasters, or parents who are...
View ArticleA Dad Mourns the Loss of Reason in America’s Gun Culture
Matt Sweetwood won a landmark Supreme Court case regarding gun rights. He recently wrote a 6-point plan to curtail gun violence. Much to his frustration, he found that neither side on the issue wanted...
View ArticleGun Control Debate: A View from Hoplophiliaville
View image | gettyimages.com Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld on the psychology of guns and what they mean to the discussion between genders. ____ Dr. Sigmund Freud, in his “Introductory Lectures on...
View ArticleA Gun Owner Speaks From The Heart About Successful Gun Control
Keith Lesmeister grew up around guns, believes in the 2nd Amendment, and believes we need more laws controlling them. — The shooting range outside of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a long narrow strip that’s...
View ArticleMy Life With Guns
John Kinnear has grown up with guns. He has a question for you in light of all the recent gun violence. He hopes you have an answer for him. — When I was a six-maybe-seven-year-old my dad bought me a...
View ArticleSix Things Americans Should Know About Mass Shootings
View image | gettyimages.com Let’s set the fear aside and have an honest discussion about the facts. — America has experienced yet another mass shooting. As a criminologist, I have reviewed recent...
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