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This is very good. Starts with demilitarization, which is word I’d like to hear more often from progressive policy types. And of particular interest to this crowd: 3. Do not insert mental illness or disability into gun violence policy-making. Linking mental health to gun violence is a myth that must be put to rest, and …
NEW at Pacific Standard On the day after the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders responded to questions about gun control legislation by telling reporters that “there will certainly be a time for that policy discussion to take place, but that’s not the place that we’re in …
I was writing a piece today about gun violence when news broke that the FBI was releasing 1500+ pages of documents about Sandy Hook. They are available here. Experts in the case say there’s nothing especially new here, but I haven’t read them all before. Two things remain clear. 1) There were lots of warning …
Today, President Obama is announcing new executive actions on gun violence. I am a proponent of sensible gun control solutions. I do not believe we can arm ourselves to safety. I am, however, always concerned when discussions around gun control stigmatize people with various types of disabilities as dangerous, so I was glad to see …
I’ll have a piece later today from CNN on the shooting in San Bernardino, CA. I’ve written about gun violence for them before. I’m sitting in a small square room, cluttered with books and papers, at the end of a short dead-end corridor. I’m a history professor at a small university, sitting in my office …
Disability continues to be a largely ignored issue in the presidential primaries except for when it comes to gun violence, when the candidates get things entirely wrong. Here’s 100% of what Sanders or Clinton (the only candidates that actually might get nominated) said about disability last night. SANDERS: Let’s begin, Anderson, by understanding that Bernie …