I am a mother and nurse practitioner. I am hopeful that this is the tipping point for gun reform – that life saving legislature will finally be passed. Shocked that this didn’t happen after the heart breaking Sandyhook massacre. While news of that horror unfolded and images of beautiful elementary school children gunned down began […]
The President met recently with Members of the House and Senate in a special “listening session” at the White House to discuss gun violence and what we can do about it. Some good ideas were shared, and some not-so-good ideas bandied about. Will anything come of it? It’s important to mention that two of the […]
The nation’s largest retailer, Walmart, announced Wednesday it will raise the minimum age for firearms purchases to 21 years of age. Walmart announced it would remove items from its website “resembling assault-style rifles, including nonlethal airsoft guns and toys,” as well as raise the minimum age for gun purchases and ammunition. “Our heritage as a company has […]
Students, Teachers, Parents, and Virginians, I’m an alumnus of Virginia Tech. I wasn’t there during their mass shooting tragedy, but as a parent and concerned citizen of Richmond, I worry that it’s only a matter of time before a massacre like that could strike our community. The tragedy in Florida, the latest in a long […]
Anyone that knows me also knows that I’m a huge proponent of local retailers and “shopping local.” That being said, Dick’s Sporting Goods today announced that they will no longer sell assault weapons like those used in the Parkland massacre. Not only will they not sell the weapons any longer, but they’re publically calling for […]
Much of our current debate about gun violence centers around the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It states, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” It was debated and argued from September of 1774 until ratification […]
In online debate with my gun-loving friends, and there are many, our dialog tends to revert to two tried and true tropes: The inability of the Second Amendment to restrict the sale of a certain type of firearm and the exact definition of an assault weapon. What if your handgun accepts a high-capacity clip? The […]