Do we need assault weapons to kill “tyrannical” cops and soldiers? Let’s take a closer look at the sinister argument that we need a heavily armed population in case violent revolution becomes necessary. Nasty, brutish and Trump: America’s gun madness is part of an assault on the very idea of community. Why is only one side in the gun culture war required to show respect? Josh Marshall on gun rights, “positive good” and the evolution of mutually assured massacre. NRA head Wayne LaPierre blames socialism for gun control push since Parkland. Trump calls the NRA “great people” after Stoneman shooting. On guns, pay attention to what Trump does, not what he says. Trump: I never said give teachers guns, but it would be awesome. Philip Bump on the economics of arming America’s schools. Giving guns to teachers? That’s an army we don't need — or want. Welcome to AP U.S. History: Everyone say hi to the tank and the 150 heavily armed men.
Teenagers are doing the impossible: Keeping America’s attention on guns. “We’re here! Are you listening?” Paul de Revere goes inside the #NeverAgain student protest in Tallahassee. The student teachers: The teenagers from Stoneman Douglas are fearlessly reimagining how to effect change in the Trump era. The Right’s hypocrisy on the Stoneman Douglas teens: Don’t be fooled by the recent reactions — conservatives love political teens. Parkland-shooting survivor Cameron Kasky logs off Facebook after death threats. The Parkland conspiracy theories, explained. “Excuse me, director, I have some questions about my role in the spring play as crisis actor”.
“Consumer capitalism requires constantly increasing demand to maintain ever-precarious profit margins. If gun manufacturers only sold the number of guns Americans actually needed for hunting and personal protection, under any even minimally sane definition of ‘need’, that would be a catastrophe for the economic interests of the American gun industry as it is currently constituted”.
