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Arguing about the Second Amendment
is a waste of time
Reasonable gun regulation is completely compatible with the Supreme Court’s understanding of the Second Amendment. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | April 5, 2018 Lamar W. Hankins and Alan Pogue are Thorne Dreyer‘s guests on the syndicated … Continue reading
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Tagged Gun Control, Lamar W. Hankins, Rag Radio, Second Amendment, Supreme Court, Thorne Dreyer
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Assault weapons regulation and the ‘Charlie Hebdo’ killings
I have yet to hear or read a persuasive rationale for anyone in civilian life needing an assault weapon. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | January 14, 2015 The recent mass killings at the offices of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Assault Weapons, Charlie Hebdo, Gun Control, Gun Regulation, Lamar W. Hankins, NRA, Rag Bloggers, SAFE Act, Second Amendment
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Lamar W. Hankins : Talking Guns with Wayne
Cartoon by Steve Breen / San Diego Union Tribune. Image from The English Blog. The liberty to live:Talking guns with Wayne Wayne seemed to be growing frustrated with our discussion. ‘I don’t want kids killed,’ he said, ‘but I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Gun Control, Gun Laws, Lamar W. Hankins, Liberty, Mass Murder, Newtown Killings, NRA, Public Schools, Ted Cruz
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Lamar W. Hankins : Politicians Refuse to Protect the Public
Explosion at fertilizer plant in West, Texas, April 17, 2013. Photo by Andy Bartee / KVUE.com. Texas explosion, guns, and fracking: Politicians refuse to protect the public Only a dramatic revolution of values focused on respect for people, creatures great … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Anti-Gun Violence Activists John Woods & Claire Wilson James
Claire Wilson James and John Woods at the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, April 5, 2013. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:Anti-gun violence activistsJohn Woods and Claire Wilson James John’s girlfriend was killed at Virginia … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Whitman, Claire Wilson James, Gun Control, Gun Violence, Interview, John Woods, Mass Murder, Podcast, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer, Virginia Tech
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Lamar W. Hankins : Fear and the NRA
Political cartoon by Mike Luckovich / Atlanta Journal-Constitution / SECFanatics.com. The NRA:Perpetrator of ‘fear itself’ McClatchy reports that for the last 40 years the NRA has succeeded in limiting and now even preventing research into the effects of gun use, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gun Control, Gun Laws, Lamar W. Hankins, NRA, Public Opinion
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Lamar W. Hankins : Gun Control and the Ethics of Self-Defense
Political cartoon by J.D. Crow / AL.com.The ethics of self-defense: Reconsidering gun control Much of this will seem counterintuitive, especially to those who are brought up with a macho mentality, whose inclination will be to fight, get revenge, teach the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethics, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Lamar W. Hankins, Self-Defense, Violence
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Thom Hartmann : The Second Amendment Was Ratified to Preserve Slavery
Slave patrols, under the direction of commissioned militia officers, enforced discipline on slaves in the antebellum South. Image from America’s Black Holocaust Museum.The Second Amendment wasratified to preserve slavery Every Southerner of the era knew the simple answer: Well-regulated militias … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Gun Control, Racism, Second Amendment, Slavery, Thom Hartmann
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Jack A. Smith : What’s Behind America’s Gun Violence?
Image from Black Youth Project.Remember the children…What’s behind America’s gun violence? In recent decades — despite the fact that last year there were over 11,000 murders by firearms in the U.S. and another 20,000 gun deaths from accidents and suicide … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Gun Violence, Jack A. Smith, Mass Murder, Newtown Killings, Vietnam
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Lamar W. Hankins : A Humanist Response to the Newtown Killings
Photo by Whitney Curtis / Getty / The Guardian.A humanist respondsto the deaths at Newtown As a matter of public policy, there is no justification for allowing the widespread dispersal of semi-automatic weapons in the United States. They have done … Continue reading
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Tagged Gun Control, Gun Culture, Gun Laws, Humanism, Lamar W. Hankins, Mass Murder, Newtown Killings, Semi-Automatic Weapons
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BOOKS / Lamar W. Hankins : America’s ‘Gunfight’ over Gun Control
Gunfights:America’s conflicts over gun control Winkler’s research demonstrates clearly that Americans have always had the right to bear arms and the government has always had the right to regulate guns. By Lamar W. Hankins /The Rag Blog / September 25, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, American Society, Books, Gun Control, Lamar W. Hankins, NRA, U.S. Constitution
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Lamar W. Hankins : America’s Gun Problem
Guns in America. Image from Pics Ranch.America’s gun problem Gun regulation is an area where special interests control the Congress, preventing effective public policies that would benefit the welfare and safety of all Americans. By Lamar W. Hankins / The … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Gabrielle Giffords, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Lamar W. Hankins, NRA
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