by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 8, 2018 | • Politics, Guns & The 2nd Amendment
1 in 5 gun owners in the U.S. self-reported using drugs and having a mental health condition More than 20 percent of gun owners in the U.S. admit to usingdrugs while also suffering from a mental health disorder, according to a study. According to a survey of 1,098 gun...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 5, 2018 | • Politics, Guns & The 2nd Amendment
Opinion | How to Win an Argument About Guns Tragically, predictably, infuriatingly, we’re again mourning a shooting – this time at YouTube’s headquarters – even as the drive for gun safety legislation has stalled in Washington. Polls show that...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 23, 2018 | • Politics, Guns & The 2nd Amendment
Dana Loesch loves mass shootings because it spikes gun sales and NRA contributions. …just sayin. Loesch: NRA not calling for anything to be banned – CNN Video While discussing bump stocks, NRA Spokesperson Dana Loesch tells CNN’s Alysin Camerota that...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 17, 2018 | Guns & The 2nd Amendment
“Fuck you, I like guns.” America, can we talk? Let’s just cut the shit for once and actually talk about what’s going on without blustering and pretending we’re actually doing a good job at adulting as a country right now. We’re not....
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 16, 2018 | Guns & The 2nd Amendment
No, there haven’t been 18 school shootings in 2018. That number is flat wrong. – The Washington Post Just five of Everytown’s 18 school shootings listed for 2018 happened during school hours and resulted in any physical injury. Three others appeared to be...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 16, 2018 | Guns & The 2nd Amendment
Justice Scalia’s Gun-Control Argument Opponents of a ban on the kinds of military-style weapons often used in spree killings – most recently in San Bernardino – often say that denying civilians the right to own such guns would violate their Second...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 16, 2018 | Guns & The 2nd Amendment
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by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 13, 2017 | • Politics, Guns & The 2nd Amendment
This is rather astonishing to me… What the ‘most armed man in America’ has to say about mass shootings Colorado gun shop owner Mel Bernstein became casually known as the “most armed man in America” after acquiring thousands of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 13, 2017 | • Politics, Guns & The 2nd Amendment
More Guns Do Not Stop More Crimes, Evidence Shows After I pulled the trigger and recovered from the recoil, I slowly refocused my eyes on the target. There it was-a tiny but distinct circle next to the zombie’s eye, the first bullet hole I’d ever made. I...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 17, 2017 | • Politics, Guns & The 2nd Amendment
What the founding fathers actually meant by the Second Amendment might surprise you The Second Amendment is one of the most frequently cited provisions in the American Constitution, but also one of the most poorly understood. The 27 words that constitute the Second...
