Posts by Bryan Mcintyre
2018 Midterms: Over 100,000 Gun Control Ads Have Aired This Year
Steve Sisolak stares out his car window at the Las Vegas Strip. “I’ll never forget driving down after the shooting,” he says to the camera. In the background a piano…
Read MoreNPR Reports 90% of “School Shootings” Never Happened
This spring the Department of Education released a report on the number of school shootings that occur every year. The report claimed that from August 2015 through June 2016, a…
Read MoreIn Five Months, 26 States Have Passed 55 Gun Control Laws
Since the tragedy in Parkland, FL, the gun-control lobby has seized the national spotlight. Groups like March For Our Lives and Everytown USA have organized marches, protests, and town halls…
Read MoreHow Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Could Affect The Second Amendment
Ten years ago, in the landmark case District of Columbia v. Heller, the US Supreme Court decided that: “The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected…
Read MoreIntuit Reimburses Gun Store After “Misunderstanding”
Several weeks ago, the credit service Intuit (the maker of Turbo Tax and QuickBooks) stopped processing credit card payments for gun related purchases. Without any warning, small businesses dealing with…
Read MoreParkland Parents Form Super PAC to Ban “Assault Weapons”
Since the tragedy in Parkland, FL, students from Stoneman Douglas High School have campaigned to ban firearms like the AR-15. Now their parents have formed a new political action committee…
Read MoreBoulder Colorado Bans “Assault Rifles”
Last Tuesday, Boulder’s City Council unanimously passed ordinance 8245, which banned “assault rifles,” high capacity magazines, and bump stocks within city limits. Boulder is the second city this year to…
Read MoreRhode Island’s Religious Leaders Beat Guns Into Plowshares
This past Mother’s Day, religious organizations across Rhode Island took a very literal interpretation of the phrase “swords into plowshares.” All across the Ocean State spiritual leaders blessed decommissioned firearms…
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