Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Dodge City, Dead Boys and Gun-Nut Lies

Men carrying AR-15s down the street, fine; boy carrying BB gun down the street, fatal? Something does not compute.
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Last weekend, gun rights activists marched at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, carrying semi-automatic rifles and loaded magazines. Four days later, eighth-grader Andy Lopez was shot to death by Santa Rosa, California police for failing to drop the BB gun he was carrying to a friend's house.

Men carrying AR-15s down the street, fine; boy carrying BB gun down the street, fatal? Something does not compute.