In the wake of the the devastating Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre three months ago, the Connecticut legislature announced an agreement on a package of what they consider to be the nation’s strongest gun-legislation package. The package includes a provision mandating a new state-issued eligibility certificate for the purchase of rifles, shotguns or ammunition; expands […]
There are more guns in the United States than in any other country in the world. Add that to the fact that Americans also have the highest gun ownership per capita rate – around 90 guns for every 100 Americans – and it makes sense why most Americans, constituents and politicians alike, assume that the National […]
Whenever there is a mass shooting in America, whether in a school, a mall, or a temple, the debate over gun rights and gun control heats up. Author Craig Whitney is the author of “Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment.” Craig considers himself a political liberal, but his beliefs concerning the right to […]