In the past decade, the increasing frequency of high-profile shootings at schools and churches have made the right to own and carry a gun the subject of intense debate not only at the federal level but in state legislatures as well. As each state has the right to limit or expand access to guns as […]
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Addressing distress
The morning after the May 24 shooting at the Louie’s Grill & Bar location at Lake Hefner, many of Oklahoma City’s internet denizens became momentarily entranced by shooter Alexander Tilghman’s YouTube channel Yahweh Rules2. The account’s posts paint a picture of Tilghman as a man under significant mental distress and paranoia, with video titles like […]
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Oklahoma students respond to gun violence and a school shooting in Florida
Oklahoma students respond to gun violence and a school shooting in Florida.
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UCO stages forums in advance of Nov. 8 elections
An informed citizenry provides for a healthy democracy. But young people also generally fail to show up to vote.
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Guns more popular than ever in Oklahoma
Many gun supporters and organizations, like the NRA, have claimed their right to bear arms has come under attack in recent years, but polling and gun sales show that support for guns has never been higher.
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LETTERS
Your proposed solution to the “bad guy” problem is to a) deceptively rename it a “gun problem” and b) punish the “good guys” with additional gun-control legislation — remember, genius, that only the “good guys” will be affected by your confiscation efforts since the “good guys” are the ones who actually obey laws. Or is […]
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Liberal angst
The statement that “by opposing background checks for gun buyers, Coburn and Inhofe voted in favor of allowing the mentally ill and criminals to buy guns” is pernicious. First, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System is still in effect for gun buyers just as it has been since 1994; second, opposition to the legislation […]
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Tough mothers
Nationally, Moms Demand Action has more than 100,000 members, with 90 chapters in 40 states. In Oklahoma, organizers say it is gaining more members every day. “We have been pleasantly surprised by the support we have received,” said Sabine Brown, a founder of the state chapter. “I think a lot of people have been afraid […]
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Craving common sense
Since the points listed seem to be from the standard G.O.D. (Gun Obsessive Disorder) dogma seen and heard from all those afflicted with this dementia-related condition, I’ll address my response to All Those Afflicted, or ATA. ATA does have a point; it is difficult to find a well-defined standard to apply to the term “mentally […]
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Slippery definitions
1) Mentally unstable people shouldn’t own firearms. That’s great, but who deems someone “mentally unstable”? Are you mentally unstable if you regularly meet with a psychiatrist, a counselor, your minister or pastor, or a mentor? Maybe you are mentally unstable if you are a member of Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous or any other kind […]