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Category Archives: Gun Violence
Two interesting interviews
She Calls Her Opponent a ‘Racist,’ He Calls Her a ‘Radical’: Catching Up With Tracy Mitrano J.D. ’95 By Amanda H. Cronin and Alec Giufurta She Calls Her Opponent a ‘Racist,’ He Calls Her a ‘Radical’: Catching Up With Tracy Mitrano J.D. ’95 … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Campaign Finances, Campaigning, Congress, Constituents, Education, Environmental, gay rights, Gun Violence, Health Care, Political, Racism
Tagged Criminal justice, Tom Reed, Tracy Mitrano
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Firearm Legislation
Carl Hulse, writing in last Sunday’s New York Times, discusses firearm legislation. His account starts in 1994 when the subject arose. About the 1994 assault weapons ban, Hulse writes: With Congress prepared to again clash over gun safety, in the … Continue reading
Firearm bills
H.R. 1186 – Keep Americans Safe Act CRS summary: This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Gun Violence, Political
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H.R. 8 — “To require a background check for every firearm sale.”
Why laws with loopholes, one wonders? H.R. 8 — “To require a background check for every firearm sale.” Well, maybe not every one. An amendment, offered by Mr. Van Drew, numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 116-14 to clarify that … Continue reading
Our misperceptions
We Americans don’t know as much as we think we do. For example, only 59% of us guess that the most Americans killed by others are killed with firearms. Here is more data from the IPSOS study of misperceptions in … Continue reading
Reed’s nasty campaign mailing
Going negative One might think Tom Reed would run on his record; evidently he can’t or thinks it better to attack his opponent with false and misleading claims and unflattering images. Is “Tracy Mitrano a risky gamble for our families?” … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Campaign Finances, Campaigning, Congress, Gun Violence, Health Care, Medicare, Political, Reed's Views, Seniors, Social Security
Tagged Free Beacon, Spectrum News, Tracy Mitrano
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Tom Reed’s campaign strategy
There are certain things that strict fathers cannot be: A Loser, Corrupt, and especially not a Betrayer of Trust.–George Lakoff Tom Reed poses as a strict but caring father–he knows best what is good for us. Cut social spending to … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Congress, Economics, Education, Farm Bill, Gun Violence, Health Care, Political, Reed's Views, Trump
Tagged Don't think like an elephant, Lakoff
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Movies about guns
Making gun violence about mental health is a crazy idea.–Jonathan M. Metzl, professor of sociology and psychiatry, and director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University. Comments seen on Tom Reed’s facebook page: It’s the guns, Tom. … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Gun Violence, Political, President, Reed's Views, Trump
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Progress on firearm violence
Federal law bans gun ownership by those convicted in domestic violence cases, but the law varies by state and how it is enforced, as well as how it is reported to authorities, state officials said. The new New York law will … Continue reading