No one needs an assault rifle. Or a semi-automatic rifle. Or whatever the semantic difference is that people think is important and is really not because that’s not the point. No one needs an AR-15 to defend themselves. No one needs to open carry a semi-automatic weapon. No one needs one to protect themselves from…
Tag: gun violence
America, Where Are You?
America is supposed to be better than this. Where is the country, young, scrappy, and hungry, that stood up to a mad king and against all odds, won its independence? The country which has a statue at one of its busiest ports challenging the world to give us its tired and poor, its huddled masses yearning…
It’s Only a Matter of Time
From Business Day, October 28, 2015: A big name greeting card company today announced a launch date for its highly anticipated new range of greeting cards. The “Second to None” line was designed in response to the increase of gun-related casualties, and specifically targets consumers looking for a way to reach out to friends or relatives affected by gun-violence. The…