Gun Policy News
No Other Advanced Nation Lets Mentally Ill People Carry Rapid-fire Pistols
21 January 2011
Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), Editorial
Shamefully, America is the only modern democracy that makes no serious attempt to reduce gun murders. This nation mostly shrugs as wackos commit massacres and other dangerous people kill an average of 34 Americans per day. Time after time, pistol safety proposals are defeated by conservative politicians.
In the wake of the Tucson tragedy, numerous voices are calling for reform -- but few expect Congress to take any bold steps. Most senators and representatives are too... (GunPolicy.org)