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Framed: Large Capacity Magazines Misrepresented

In the wake of the January 8th shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the United States stood still as the different aspects of the story unfolded. Although the shooter was identified as Jared Loughner, his motivations of committing the crime remain … Continue reading

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The American Paradox

“The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapons systems — and in most years greatly exceeds the toll of the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In terms of the carnage they cause, small arms, … Continue reading

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Loughner surges weapon sale: Isn’t it strange?

Curious things are hard to imagine for most of us. But people are forced to the conclusion that those things happen. So here comes the next one. On Monday the 10th January, just two days after the horrible shooting in … Continue reading

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The Class of Spring 2011

Since we arrived in Washington DC in January of 2011, we have seen more urgent news dispatches than Professor Krasnow says a class has seen in her 17 years of teaching. We started our semester by writing about the Arizona … Continue reading

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