By Ross Bishop The U.S. is at an important crossroads. For years conservatives have sucked the social system dry to support the wealthy and to drive an unholy anti communist, pro-military alliance. But with the infrastructure system in the U.S. screaming for attention and the world transitioning away from fossil fuels, the traditional way of doing things isRead more
There are two major issues that collide regarding gun violence and neither presents a good solution. Together they make for an intractable situation. The two parts are the guns and secondly the people who commit violent acts with them.
By Ross Bishop The facts are that wherever guns have been banned the number of homicides and suicides drop markedly. Where guns are legal, homicide and suicide rates are higher – a lot higher, supporting the premise that although guns do not kill people, they do make it a great deal easier. In 1996, after a mass shootingRead more