Getting rid of the devices won’t be enough to make military-style weapons sufficiently safe.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Even popular gun control ideas can’t pass this Congress
Our minority-rules system favors rural states, so urban problems like gun violence can’t win.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Sense of family, comfort of music will help us get through Las Vegas tragedy
No matter how many madmen lash out, caring communities will prevail over incidents of evil.
Posted inNation & World, News
Once obscure, ‘bump stock’ device in the spotlight after Las Vegas massacre
The attachment, which Stephen Paddock had, harnesses a weapon’s recoil, allowing a semiautomatic to mimic a fully automatic gun.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: What will we learn from massacre in Las Vegas?
We should determine what happened, but also ask why indiscriminate mass murder occurs with such regularity in the U.S.
Posted inMaine, News
Five-year-old’s death renews Maine debate over gun safety
But advocates on both sides say the tragedy in Scarborough is a reminder that gun owners should take precautions.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Kathleen Parker: In the shooting aftermath, is this really the best we can do, America?
We can’t un-crazy crazy, but we can each try to stem the madness.
Posted inNation & World, News
Pennsylvania police say boy, 4, fatally shot himself in face
State police say they haven’t charged anyone in the death on Sunday.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Domestic violence gets short shrift as precursor to mass shootings
In the aftermath we usually talk about gun control and mental health services, but rehabilitation of abusers might deter future explosions of public aggression.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: In wake of shootings, a divided House unites in sorrow, humanity
For the moment, there was at least a tacit recognition that the toxic, warring tone in the chamber should change.