Dec
14
What do you say?
What do you say to a parent who watched their child get on the school bus in the morning only to never see them alive again? What do you say to the family of a school teacher who went to … Read More
Tag Archives: shooting
Aug
24
An argument without merit
A frequent argument by gun “enthusiasts” after a mass shooting goes along the lines of “if everyone carried a gun, then someone could have shot the gunman before they hurt anyone.” This naively overlooks the fact that most people are … Read More
Jul
20
How many more?
How many more must die before we give up our love affair with guns?
Jan
09
Correlation
There’s a saying that “correlation does not equal causation” but I think what is really meant is “correlation does not equal direct causation.” Right-wing demagogues may not have specifically told the Arizona shooter to murder Rep. Giffords, the former governor … Read More
Mar
05
Also not a terrorist?
A guy who lives with his parents travels all the way from California to Washington, DC to have a shootout with police in the Pentagon. If he’s dark-skinned and/or Muslim, he’s a terrorist, but if he’s fair-skinned we call him … Read More
