Gun Control

The Oak Creek, Wisconsin, murders brought back the memory of Balbir Singh Sodhi.read more

The week Wisconsin's new concealed carry law passed, "no guns allowed" signs started going up all over town.read more

The context for this crime is the climate of prejudice in the United States that “the war on terror” has created.read more

There is a surrounding climate that enables extreme acts like the horrific rampage at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.read more

What is this country coming to when you can’t go out and see a Batman movie without fearing for your life?read more

Carrying out the wishes of the NRA, they get rid of specific requirements for concealed carry permits.read more

The NRA’s lobbyists—but not the citizens of Wisconsin—were allowed to go into Walker’s office for the signing ceremony.read more

Amazingly, bills allowing students to carry guns are in various parts of the legislative process in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Tennessee.read more

We need a very public push on this issue right now, in the wake of this latest tragedy, to refute the insane arguments of the gun lobby.read more

Perversely, some gun rights supporters suggest that there should be more guns, not fewer, in schools, in public places, in houses of worship. This approach is reckless and irresponsible, and will only lead to more innocent lives lost.read more

This week marks the 10th anniversary of the Million Mom March, and the mission of the march remains as urgent today as it did back then.read more

Sometimes political activists need to think outside the box. Sometimes we just need a good, hard laugh. Chris Rock provides both in this bit, tackling one of the most divisive, deadly issues in the country. As he points out, maybe we're trying to regulate the wrong piece of metal.

THE SPOKEN WORD ARCHIVE

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on guns was misguided.

The court's decision, written by Justice Antonin Scalia, overturned the strict ban on handguns in Washington, D.C.read more