19 Aug, 2026
The armed righteous
by Robert C. Koehler ?683 wordsI am in aweof the deadeye imperturbabilityof the armed righteous,who look upon the world’s sufferingand see...
19 Aug, 2026
17 Aug, 2024
Speak softly and carry a big BATNA
Speak softly and carry a big BATNA by Tom H. Hastings 661 words Guns. Does any country on Earth have...
19 Jul, 2024
‘Got Any Tennis Balls?’
‘Got Any Tennis Balls?’ by Robert C. Koehler 877 words Every bullet fired into a crowd penetrates the national soul...
10 May, 2023
Is It Irrational to Be Afraid of Guns?
Is It Irrational to Be Afraid of Guns? by Wim Laven 604 words Hoplophobia is the irrational fear of firearms. I...
29 Apr, 2023
Public Health 101: Guns
Public Health 101: Guns by Tom H. Hastings 871 words A Texas “gun enthusiast,” Francisco Oropeza, 39, was firing off his...
26 Apr, 2023
Love Thy Neighbor: A National Conversation
Love Thy Neighbor: A National Conversation by Robert C. Koehler 981 words Can we form a circle big enough to...
27 Jan, 2023
Disarming, and Empowering, Lost Souls
Disarming, and Empowering, Lost Souls by Robert C. Koehler 936 words I had a passing moment of wonder the other...
25 Jan, 2023
And Now They Want to Arm Our Children?
And Now They Want to Arm Our Children? by Rob Okun 553 words Days in January: 31. Number of mass...
13 Jan, 2023
How Safe Can We Really Be?
That’s the guy’s defense, anyway — that plus his right to carry four handguns, an AR-15 and a 12-guage shotgun into a supermarket in Atlanta.
28 Nov, 2022
Viral violence
In my town, Portland, Oregon, we just lost yet another person to gun violence, this time as a result of an argument over a parking spot. Seriously.
24 Nov, 2022
Ubuntu or collective suicide
I stroke the killer’s hatred and certainty, knowing the answer we all ache for — why? — will not be forthcoming.
25 Sep, 2022
Taking aim at the Second Amendment
Taking aim at the Second Amendment by Tom H. Hastings 614 words It is long past time to repeal the...
1 Aug, 2022
My weekend with the good guys
You may find this shocking, but a little over a decade ago I spent a weekend learning how to shoot a handgun — under the auspices of the NRA. I wound up earning myself an NRA “personal protection in the home” certificate.
16 Jul, 2022
White supremacists want ‘their’ country back
One thing I notice as I read the growing warnings that this is the case is the assumption that suddenly the USA has become a divided nation...
23 Jun, 2022
Good guys with guns?
Ready, aim, fire: “I believe in Jesus, guns and babies.” So declares Kandiss Taylor, GOP candidate for governor of Georgia, in a campaign ad.