Mass Shootings on Townhall

• U.S. victims of mass shootings seek control over donations Sun Mar 24
  Reuters News
• Guns Don't Kill People, the Mentally Ill Do Wed Jan 16
  Ann Coulter
  Seung-Hui Cho, who committed the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, had been diagnosed with severe anxiety disorder as a child and placed under treatment. ... more
• Ed Schultz: "We've Never Had a Civilian Stop a Shooting" Fri Jan 11
  Leah Barkoukis
• Why Did He Kill All Those Children? Wed Jan 2
  Phyllis Schlafly
  The idea for massacring children in an elementary school or shooting up a mall filled with Christmas shoppers does not come from reading books, watching movies or listening to music. Does the incitement for such unspeakable acts come from hours of role-playing violent video games? ... more
• Video Game Manufacturers Are in Denial Sun Dec 23
  Michael Brown
  In the wake of the Newtown massacre, Senator John Rockefeller has “called for a national study of the impact of violent videogames on children and a review of the rating system,” but the video game manufacturers claim there is “no connection between entertainment and real-life violence.” Are they in denial? ... more
• 10 Facts for Liberals: Why Gun Control Can't Stop Another Newtown Massacre Sat Dec 22
  John Hawkins
  There are now calls from the Left for gun control legislation in response to Adam Lanza's unconscionable mass killing of innocent children at Sandy Hook Elementary. However, very few people seem to be asking the most basic question of all before getting started: What gun control legislation could have stopped Adam Lanza? ... more
• We Aren't Quite as Stupid as They Think Fri Dec 21
  Matt Towery
  If you are reading any opinion column during the Christmas season, you are likely an individual who seeks out information and observations, and comes to your own conclusions. In other words, you are a "thinking" man or women, and whether you ever agree with a single word I write, I nevertheless both congratulate and give thanks for you. And this column is for you. ... more
• AR-15s Save Lives -- Here’s Proof Fri Dec 21
  Celia Bigelow
  Why does the media make it so difficult to find news stories of Americans employing guns--more specifically, semi-automatic guns (including AR-15s)--to save their lives? ... more
• Christmas Thoughts, 2012 Fri Dec 21
  Mark W. Hendrickson
  The gentle spirit of Christmas brings a sense of fresh promise and renewal every year. The remembrances and commemorations of the birth of an innocent baby have a softening effect. Christmas provides a respite, even surcease, from the stresses, bruises, frictions, and pressures of everyday life. Indeed, this annual event reminds us that children are the hope of the world. ... more
• The Character of Our Culture Defines Our Children Thu Dec 20
  Marybeth Hicks
  If you have access to the Internet, you likely have read a viral blog post by single mother of four Liza Long titled “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother.” The piece has had millions of hits on the various sites on which it has been published. If you haven’t seen it, check your email. Someone has forwarded it to you by now. ... more
• Wrong Answers for Mass Shootings Thu Dec 20
  Steve Chapman
  The film "Casablanca" has many famous lines, but none more immortal than Capt. Renault's order after seeing a Nazi officer shot by Humphrey Bogart's character, Rick Blaine: "Round up the usual suspects." He issues that command to give the impression he's trying to solve the crime. In the aftermath of the Newtown massacre, the Renault approach is alive and well. ... more

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