Shoot First, Progress As A Race Later
This is America. Land of the Free. Home of the Brave. And if you want our guns, you’ll have to come and take them. — If I am going to write about a controversial topic like gun ownership in the United...
View ArticleWhy Do Men Love Their Guns? (Question of the Day)
Embed from Getty Images As the debate rages on about what gun laws we should amend or add, we’re asking this simple question: what’s so great about guns? — Pioneer man, gun slung over his shoulder....
View ArticleWhy the ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Must Go—and Before Another Mass Shooting
RSVP for #StopSexism Weekly Calls The greatest predictor of the next (preventable) Mass Shooter is found in identifying those who commit domestic abuse. But, for some reason, America’s Congress isn’t...
View ArticleBoys, Guns, Blasters, and Men—and the New, Normalized Now
When my son was born, I vowed he would never own a toy gun. I could not even wrap my head around the concept that pretending to shoot other people might be considered a “game.” Even water guns...
View ArticleWhen Shooting a Gun is Fun … Until it’s Not
Fervor over the issue of guns in America long ago reached a fever pitch. And yet, firearm assaults continue at a staggering rate. As a former teacher, tragedies like that at Parkland in 2018, the...
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