Are Dead Children The Price of Freedom in America?

The moral perversity that allows one to think that universal healthcare is tyranny but dead school children are the price of freedom is what is corroding the soul of the United States.

Christian Christensen
By Christian Christensen
A gun-rights activist carries his rifle with an American flag during a "National Day of Resistance" rally at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

There is a sickness eating at the body and soul of my home country, and it is on full view for the world to see. When the news broke on Valentine’s Day that 17 people—mostly young students—had lost their lives in Parkland, Florida, one could be forgiven for being numb. Of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in US history, six have come after 2012.

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A Culture Of Violence: A Parade of Stephen Paddocks With A Huge Pile Of Guns

Buried among statistics on gun profits and lobbying efforts is the terrifying reality of just how unique America’s gun obsession and associated violence are. And the equally terrifying plan by the NRA to “normalize” gun possession in nearly every nook and cranny of American life.

Roqayah Chamseddine
By Roqayah Chamseddine
In this photo taken March 15, 2017, an AR-15 style rifle manufactured by Battle Rifle Co. is display in Webster, Texas. (AP/Lisa Marie Pane)

In the aftermath of the horrific attack in Las Vegas, during which 64-year-old Stephen Paddock rained bullets on concert-goers from inside his hotel room, the gun violence epidemic in the U.S. has come back into focus. Paddock, who left behind an arsenal of 47 guns and multiple loaded high-capacity magazines, managed to kill 58 people and injure

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Is Gun Control Enough? Looking Deeper Into The Nurturing Of Violence In American Culture

While it is likely that limiting access to the kinds of weapons used in mass killings such as Las Vegas would help reduce their frequency and tolls, looking only at gun control misses the deeper problem of media’s role in fostering a cultural embrace of violence and desensitization to its consequences.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb

LAS VEGAS (Analysis) – Like other mass shootings before it, the horrific shooting in Las Vegas has quickly turned into a debate over gun control and the 2nd Amendment. While the debate this time around has seen some notable concessions from top Republicans and even the National Rifle Association (NRA), it – as in the past – has proceeded largely

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Gun Control: How To Solve The Second Amendment

The Second Amendment is not limited to a simple sentence. It is of critical importance that it could have been left at that, a simple sentence making a straightforward declaration about a right of the people, but it was not.

Stephen Yearwood
By Stephen Yearwood
A Colt M4 gun and a button that reads "I Vote - Proud Washington Gun Owner."

OPINION -- In my lifetime 'gun control' has become as explosive as any political issue in this country can be. To my mind, all we need to do to settle that issue once and for all is to read the Second Amendment and do what it says. Here it is: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to

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Congress Moves Forward With Plan To Strip Gun Ban For Mentally Disabled

As part of the ban around 75,000 people with mental disabilities would be barred from purchasing firearms.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Senator Charles Grassley Photo by Gage Skidmore

(REPORT) --- The United States Congress voted on Wednesday to block a gun regulation that would prevent thousands of people with mental disabilities from purchasing weapons. Passed by the Republican-led house, the legislation will now be sent to President Donald Trump. The move was passed by 57 votes to 43 in the Republican-controlled Congress.

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Marijuana, Gun Control, Minimum Wage Hikes Win At The Polls

In all, more than 150 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Tuesday’s election.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally in support of Prop. 64 Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in San Francisco. California voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday allowing recreational marijuana in the nation's most populous state. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Filling a void created by congressional inaction, voters in a scattering of states tightened gun control laws and approved increases in the minimum wage. The campaign to legalize marijuana achieved a major breakthrough, with victories in at least six states. In all, more than 150 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Tuesday's

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