Or maybe we should ban
…violent video games. Or meditation.
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Gun-free military zones
I’ve been wondering about the history of the restriction of weapons on military bases to MPs. Googling leads to the notion that it was a result of an order by President Clinton in 1993 (see also this). But that didn’t … Continue reading →
The Navy Yard killings and the gun control advocates
They don’t wait for facts to be known, because facts might ruin the narrative. So the news post-Navy Yard massacre has been filled with cries to ban semiautomatic rifles such as the AR-15, initially reported as having been the weapon … Continue reading →
We don’t yet know much…
…about this, but it sounds bad. Preliminary reports make it seem like it actually was workplace violence. Then again, workplace violence doesn’t usually involve three shooters. Stay tuned.
Continue reading →Apparently…
…we’re still bitterly clinging. At least for now. Note how the article ascribes the recent sinking of the fortunes of gun control advocates to the “creaky old” tactics of the NRA, not to the deeply-held belief of the American public … Continue reading →
9/11: the twelfth anniversary
I’ll skip all the usual observations about how amazing it is that so much time has passed. But it is and it has. And I’ll skip all the solemn pronouncements about how different things are and at the same time … Continue reading →
Another day, another “cracker”
Another
Continue reading →Don’t sit on a hot stove…
…till President Obama weighs in on this case: A man allegedly went on a rampage in Union Square on Wednesday afternoon and left a complete stranger brain-dead in the process. Police said that the attack may have been a hate … Continue reading →
Ariel Castro sentences himself to death
Perhaps he thought the court’s sentence of life plus a thousand years wasn’t quite harsh enough. Perhaps he thought it was too harsh, and didn’t feature being behind bars for the rest of his life. Perhaps he figured he was … Continue reading →
Nidal Hassan sentenced to death
Thirteen senior Army officers have sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for carrying out the horrific 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base. The panel’s recommendation will now go to a convening authority, the general responsible for assembling the … Continue reading →
More on the Christopher Lane murder
Today the WSJ publishes an editorial pretty much along the same lines as my piece on the subject from yesterday. From the WSJ: The death of Christopher Lane, while as troubling as that of Trayvon Martin, will not become a … Continue reading →
Twenty-first century crime and punishment: the murder of Christopher Lane
Through no fault of his own, aspiring baseball player Christopher Lane of Australia was in the wrong place at the wrong time. “The wrong place” was jogging on a street in Duncan, Oklahoma. The wrong time was when a trio … Continue reading →