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Absolute Rights – and Wrongs: Is It Really All About the Kids?
by David Applegate April 15, 2013In the wake of the celebrated shootings in Newtown, Connecticut; Aurora, Colorado; and the streets of Chicago, both parties have fallen over themselves to act “serious” about the problem of…
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I was reading the Chicago Tribune online this morning and came across a short Reuters article that should make us all tremble. The article says the federal government has revoked…
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Here is a rundown of President Obama’s gun control proposals. They are a combination of pointless letters of reminder, orders for bureaucratic assessments, counselor hires, and training offerings. But on the phone…
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Biden, Guns, and the Heartland Daily Podcast
by Jim Lakely January 11, 2013On Friday’s Heartland Daily Podcast, I talk with Senior Fellow for Legal Affairs Maureen Martin about the latest developments on the gun-control front. The discussion was prompted by her recent…
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When Seconds Count, Police Are . . . 20 Minutes Away in Sandy Hook
by Steve Stanek December 28, 2012Wow, wow, wow! Where is the outrage? Where are the demands for accountability? How can this be receiving so little attention? CNN has put together a timeline of the mass…
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To President Obama, the word “politics” means anyone who disagrees with him, as in the phrase “It is time to put politics aside.” Whenever he says that, he is really…