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...District of Columbia. But while legalistic arguments—the phrasing of the amendment itself and the framers’ intent—will be at the center of the debate, no matter what the justices ultimately decide, we believe that a constitutional protection of an individual right to bear arms is detrimental to the country. Instead, the Second Amendment should be replaced with federal statues designed to tightly regulate gun ownership...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Pulling the Trigger | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

...Supporters of a constitutionally enshrined individual right to bear arms argue that state gun control laws have “reinterpreted” the right to gun ownership. These limitations on gun ownership, they say, demonstrate that gun ownership itself is not linked to increased violence. But in the wake of the expiration of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban in 2004, gun control remains relatively lax in many states, especially when it comes to handguns, which are responsible for many, if not most, gun-related murders. Gun advocates claim the need for handguns in self-defense, but such considerations...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Pulling the Trigger | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

...study estimates that female players suffer some 29,000 concussions annually, compared with 21,000 for boys). In high school basketball, female concussions were nearly 240% higher (overall, girls got 13,000 concussions playing basketball, boys 4,000). Female college athletes who play soccer, basketball, softball and hockey also bear higher concussion risks than their male counterparts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Head Games | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...more. The phones can text, MMS, e-mail (through POP, IMAP and Exchange), surf the real Web at broadband speed on EVDO networks and open, edit and save documents. The iPhone is for kids. Windows Mobile PDA phones are for adults who need to do real work. Eagle Bear Morgan, SEATTLE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And the Best Invention Is ... ? | 11/28/2007 | See Source »

...annual cost of the changeover will remain below 1% of the world's annual income, a very modest price to avoid a potential earthshaking danger. The rich countries will have to help the poor countries in three ways: to get access to the needed low-emission technologies; to bear part of the increased costs of energy in the poor countries at least until those countries can afford it on their own; and to take steps to adjust to the climate change that is already underway and that will still get worse even if we make all of the urgent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Citizens Can Do Something About Climate Change | 11/27/2007 | See Source »

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