Word: gunness
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...rode a horse and shot a gun for the first time...
...calling for gun control, Arenson’s editor’s notebook neglects to mention that California has the strictest gun regulations in the United States. Furthermore, his attempt to play the “race card” is totally inappropriate—the shooter wasn’t even in Arenson’s neighborhood long enough to absorb the alleged culture of racism that Arenson proposes is the root cause of this random act of violence...
...When it comes to the issues of guns themselves, of course, there is significant divergence. In an interview on Monday with TIME.com, the National Rifle Association's Trish Gregory contended that regulating guns will not lower the incidence of firearm deaths in schools. There is much more to gun violence than guns, she says. Gregory uses catchphrases like "moral decline" and "parental responsibility" to emphasize the vast range of factors she says contribute to teenage gun violence...
...Handgun Control's Nancy Hwa, on the other hand, insists that until America addresses access to guns, the school shootings will continue. Hwa agreed that there are larger issues at play than simply having access to firearms. But, she said, "While we agree that you should look at and try to solve the root causes of teen gun crimes, until we do figure out those complex sociological or psychological problems the least we can do is keep guns out of kids' hands...
...this, of course, is the moment of departure for one of the nation's most contentious debates. As middle-American school shootings continue to dominate our headlines, we'll hear more about personal responsibility, gun control and the nation's moral decline. But at the heart of the issue, as is made painfully clear by the Josephson Institute study, there is a simple truth: Kids have access to guns, and they bring those guns to school...