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The New Wild West

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Callen Harty

Wow, Texas. Such progress. A bill just passed out of committee in Texas because two of seven Republicans either have a conscience or decided that right after another mass shooting in their state they didn’t want to risk losing votes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged assault style weapons, dystopian landscape, firearms, fredom, Governor Abbott, gun control, happiness, hunting rifles, Legislature, Liberty University, life cycles, mass shooting, NRA, pistol, protection, protective order, Republicans, right to bear arms, rights, Second Amendment, Senate, Texas, thoughts and prayers, veto, votes | Leave a comment

Yes, This Is Who We Are

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Callen Harty

Aside from the ubiquitous thoughts and prayers, the refusal to consider any kind of gun control at all because it’s always too soon to talk about it, and the flags once again lowered to half-staff, there is another thing … Continue reading →

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The NRA and the Culture of Guns

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Callen Harty

Nine days have passed since the mass murder of concertgoers in Las Vegas and we’re still not talking about guns, gun control, the number of gun murders in this country, what to do about the constant gun violence, or anything … Continue reading →

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